Just chilling

We had a quiet day of doing laundry and just chilling waiting for a break in the weather. The wind and rain waxed and waned. We finished laundry and decided to brave the elements. Hiking was out, though we did see a couple on bikes riding in the rain in just jeans and sweaters. We called the island taxi and headed for town. On the way he pointed out a pub and a few shops down the way and within walking distance of where we were staying. Would have been nice if our host had clued us in. We tucked into a crowded pub in town and chowed down on a late, protein packed hot lunch. Then we cruised the sweater shops. My suspicions regarding the plentiful supply of Aran Islands sweaters were confirmed. First clue was during the tour, when we were told that the Irish wool was too coarse and not usable. At the shop in town were the display tables piled high with sweaters of many designs and colors. Then there was a discrete sign pointing out a back room labeled hand knit sweaters. The price tags were double the standard fare. Suspect the designs are from the islands and the sweaters are made in Ireland just not hand knit on the islands. No matter, they are lovely just the same. When our favorite taxi returned us to our lodging, we arranged to have him pick us up early in the morning to catch the 8:15 ferry back. It’s good that we had booked the morning ferry as we heard that the late day ferry has been cancelled due to the storm that’s coming. Looks like we will have the Dramamine and ondanzetron in the ready position.Les mer