Galway

We took four buses to get from the end of our hike to Galway. Fortunately, they were all on time and we did it in just a little over 6 hours. After checking into our BnB we headed to Eeamon Deasy Stadium to watch the Galway vs Cork futball (soccer) game. It was a little bit of a rival match since the coach for Galway used to play and coach for Cork. Galway won 2-1. The home stands were pretty full and had a lot of energy.

The next day we took a bus tour to the Cliffs of Moher and a few other sites. We passed a castle, did a tour of the Aillwee caves, and had lunch in the town of Doolin. The cliffs are big and are amazing, but much of the scenery we saw in our hike was just as impressive. In the evening we found some pubs with Irish music.

The next two days in Galway we started with liesurely mornings, not something we do much when hiking. One day we walked around the town taking in the major sights then went to 13 on the Green bar to watch the Steeler game. There were about a dozen Steeler fans and a half dozen Viking fans enjoying the game on the big screen. This is an official NFL bar and a Cleveland Browns bar! Afterwards we walked the town some more. There is a lot of street musicians here and a majority of them are middle school/high school age kids who are really good. The second day we went to the neighborhood town of Salt Hill, a resort beach town. We enjoyed our coffee and took a long walk on the shore. Back to town for dinner and one more walk along the main street. Tomorrow off to Dublin.Read more