Day 20: Galway
Yay the sun is out !!
Robs, in need of a shopping fix, headed into town this morning. She said she had an awesome time walking around the streets and shops of Galway.
Gray and I took a drive up to the Northwestern side of the island. Like the rest of Ireland, it was beautiful, loads of waterways, lakes and lochs.
We drove through Clifden, then took the Sky Road to the Omay Island. It was low tide and we could either walk or drive across the beach to the island. At high tide you need a boat to cross over.
We made a brief stop at the impressive Kylemore Abbey and gardens. A place where the Benedictine nuns make chocolate, of all things.
We then drove along the Killary Fjord, the only fjord in Ireland. It was beautiful, interesting to see a ‘green’ fjord after all the ‘white’ ones we saw in Iceland. There are muscle and oyster farms in the water. We had tasted some of the delicious oysters at Oscars the night before.
Later the three of us headed into town. We had a couple of drinks (again). Then another delicious dinner at McSwiggan’s Restaurant. We wandered into the city centre, found a table outside a pub and watched the passing parade till the light faded at 10pm. It was fascinating to watch people dressed in short skirts, shorts and T-shirts, mind blowing really, because by now the temperature had dropped to 5 degrees.
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