The phantom bus

Ok - so when we plan how to get from A to B we usually resort to Google Maps, Rome2Rio and the local bus companies. This time, however, the information we got seemed to have been faulty.

We had planned to get on the 7.30 bus to Limerick and from there continue straight on to Galway, where we'd arrive at about eleven-ish, giving us enough time to check into our next hostel, grab a quick lunch and go to Kylemore Abbey.

We checked the bus stop and schedule on the bus company's website and made an untypically disciplined effort to be there on time. Only that there was no bus stop and there was no bus. We tried a different bus stop we found on the website but again, no luck.

The only option we had was to take a local bus, which would take much longer (5-6h vs 3-4) and did not leave until two hours later. Disappointed and tired, we sat down in the nearest cafe to at least have some breakfast. The scones and warm Irish tea definitely lifted my spirits a bit before we hopped onto the 'Expressway' bus. Quite a deceiving name...Read more