After a good night's sleep we headed off to take the ferry to the Aran Islands for the day. Once again our getting lost adventures landed us right where we needed to be at the last minute. We ended up having to take a smaller ferry to Inish Mean before getting to Inish Mor, the largest island where Dun Angus is located. Rita did the climb and I ended up visiting with a friend of Philip's who used to live in Dublin and now lives on the island. She does lectures all over about Ancient Irish Spirituality and was just fascinating to talk to.
Later that night after we returned we went to an Irish performance called Trad on the Prom at the Salthill Hotel. Lots of Irish dancing by some very talented dancers. Great trad music added to it for a wonderful end to the evening.
The next morning we headed around the Connemara Loop, or at least as much as we could cover. A stop at the Connemara marble store for some purchases, the Kylemore Abbey, and around the Twelve Bens mountains. At the end of the day we arrived in Westport for a great dinner at The Helm. Wish we had had time to go to Matt Malloy's Pub. It's owned by one of the Chieftans.
Today we left Westport in the morning and headed to the Sligo area. Actually we're in a small town called Grange in the view of Ben Bulben. This mountain and it's stories never cease to amaze me. We'll take the drive through the Ben Bulben loop tomorrow before leaving this area as today was busy with some horseback riding on the beach. Now for those of you who know me, you can stop laughing! I did actually ride an Irish Cob. They are huge, and wide, and with my short legs, it was a real challenge. I'll share with you tomorrow if I can actually get out of bed! LOL
Tomorrow we head to Inishowen via Belleek and another round fort in Burt.
I do want to write a bit about the whole road sign, driving experience we are having, but Rita and I are sharing the computer, so it's her time to catch up now. I also want to get some pictures posted on FB while the computer connection is relatively good.
BTW, it stormed today. At least 4 times. No more than half an hour each time! But this evening is clean and beautiful. Hope tomorrow is the same.
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