Aran Isles

Call it fate, call it chance, but it seemed inevitable to me that if I got a dress with a bicycle print on it I would eventually wear said dress while riding a bike. Despite not having ridden anything other than a stationary bike at the gym in more than five years, I knew it would happen. My first opportunity arose on our trip to the Aran Isles where the main mode of transportation for tourists is bicycles--the rental shops start advertising their rates and bonuses as you board the ferry to get to the islands and are waiting for you right off the dock when you arrive. I was a bit of a mess our first day on the bikes (swerving into hedges and general wobbling), but I...