Last day in Galway

We had a lazy morning finding breakfast and shopping in Galway today. We bought a few souvenirs, a Claddagh ring, a nice warm ear band, a couple of packs of cards. The girls stocked up on presents for different people.

In the afternoon we decided to go for a drive to Salthill. A beachside area near Galway. Not exactly the beautiful sunny beachside we were anticipating but interesting all the same. Beaches here are nothing like at home. It was cold, windy, rainy and people were still swimming, walking their dogs, jogging. Guess life just has to go on no matter the weather.

I decided I needed to visit Dunnes before we left Galway. It is I suppose an equivalent of our Target. Anyway I bought a new light jacket to replace my Grey one that everyone tells me is ugly. Got a nice navy blue hopefully it was pass muster with this mob!

We’ve booked dinner tonight at McSwineys. It was fabulous, we shared a pate, then we had lamb thumb, fish and duck all of which were fabulous and apple and date pudding for dessert. Marl and Millie didn’t think they were up for another night of music but we called in to Barr An Chaladh on the way home for a quick visit, two hours later we dragged ourselves away after Millie becoming best friends with the Publican and his dog, Graham finding out who was related to who, how long they’d been coming here for, who’s wake it was yesterday etc etc.Les mer