We just did a three-day round trip from Avoka (County Wicklow, Ireland) to Galway and back again. I’ve always wanted to see the west coast of Ireland. I wanted to see if it was as wild as the west coast of New Zealand, which is the way I imagined it would be.

Well.. Traffic to Galway was hell. Much traffic, slow roads and roadworks everywhere.

Quick impressions of Galway & region:

• Beautiful coastline. Very different to the East.
• Too much traffic in Galway
• The west of Ireland seems full of ruined castles, sweeping hills and coastline. It is all exquisitly beautiful.
• Walking around Galway is great fun. Great walks by the river. We discovered a prosthetic arm in the water near where we were feeding ducks. For a creepy moment, it looked real.
• The Galway cathedral is excellent. We happened upon a string quartet and a wedding. Bea wanted to be part of the wedding, of course.

Sorry about the slow rate of posts here. Been busy. Busy seeing and doing things. And with lots of beautiful weather, I just can’t seem to spend time inside at the computer.