Exploring Donegal

Nice slow morning and then we headed into the town centre for a look around. We split up with Karry and Graham and Millie and I headed off to have a look around on our own and we found a lovely café for coffee and breakfast. Nice little shops here too and the people are very nice. We got some tips off a nice man in a little gift shop for our driving day tomorrow. We met up with Karry and Graham again to tour Donegal Castle, arrived just as a tour was leaving. What an excellent tour guide. So passionate and informative about the castle’s history as well as Ireland’s troubled past.

It’s a bit of a changeable day today, rain one minute, sun out the next. We decided to try our luck in the afternoon and visit the Fairy Bridges and Mullaghmore Head. We had a break in the weather just after arriving at the Fairy Bridges. Beautiful walk along some very dramatic coastline but so so windy! We were all dressed like Michelin men in about five layers and still cold.

Another 10 kms on was Mullaghmore Head. It’s a famous surf beach in Ireland. Must be a bit too extreme today, no one was braving the water. They had some good waves going on there though.

We’ve booked a restaurant tonight. Quay West, which Michael our Landlord tells us is the best place in town., Turns out that the man in the gift shop is married to the owner of the restaurant! Anyway it was fabulous! We had a great meal and then headed down to the Reel Inn for some music. Graham requested a few songs and the musicians said he had to sing Waltzing Matilda if they played his request. So he did of course, along with the Australian contingent in the audience.Read more