Blogs from County Galway, Ireland, Europe - page 19

Wednesday May 23 Ballinasloe to Galway and return - I took the #20 bus from Ballinasloe. It was scheduled for 10:10 but got there at 10:40. It was a beautiful day and I had really enjoyed the Spring like weather. The bus and train station in Galway is the same building. It is right off of Eyre Square. The bus takes a roundabout route which takes it through some other towns it picks up in. The ride takes about an hour. Eyre Square is a great place to relax and people watch. And the weather was so nice and cool. Really excellent and the air was so fresh and the grass so green. After enjoying Erye Square a good while I did a little homework on some of the hostels available near Eyre Square and then ... read more

Rebekah Pierce here.....By now we all are aware that the Irish are extremely nice people but we never thought that a single Irish tour bus driver would make us all fall in love with Ireland even more. Paul was our bus driver for the day and he was a storyteller for the books. Teaching all of us more than we could have ever learned on our own and not only teaching us but also intriguing us with the heritage of this beautiful place. When we got on the bus we asked Paul if he liked horses his response was positive saying that it is the Celtic Irish belief that the spirits of their greatest ancestors live on in the Nobel horse. Before we started our trek to Galway from Dublin we were told that over the ... read more

Today we began the morning off early and headed toward Dartfield for a day full of riding as well as being entertained by our wonderful bus driver Paul. We arrived to Dartfield around 9:30-10:00am and we were spilt into two groups for a bit of riding. The first group headed off while the other spent their time walking through the Dartfield museum waiting their turn to brag about riding in the beautiful fields of Ireland. I myself was in the second group and we were all very excited to saddle up and get out and do what we all love so much. For some of us this was the very first time riding period, some it was their first time riding in an English saddle while others had many years and experience in riding. We began ... read more

Wednesday May 16 - Today my Irish cousins Christy, Noel, and I went to the Aaron Islands and Dun Aengus. It was very impressive and frankly I have been to the Cliffs of Moher 3 times and I think the Aaron Islands and Dun Aengus has them beaten by far. Much more interesting. My cousin Noel drove us to Rossaveal which is west of Galway and we caught the ferry to Inish Mor. There is absolutely nowhere to get anything to eat or drink at the ferry dock so if you want something get it before going there. The first parking lot is a very long walk to the ferry so go by it and there is another parking lot across from where the ferry leaves next to the Handicap Parking lot. Both lots charge 5 ... read more

Surreal is the best word I can think of to describe the past three days on the Dingle Peninsula in a beautiful home on the coast that cost one fifth of something comparable in Seaside Park. Just saying.... "Sheep to the left of us, ocean to the right, here we are, stuck in the middle with ... No one" Even the dogs are nice. Out walking, we picked up an escort (think black Lassie type) who led us down toward the mussel (not muscle) beach when we were heading in the wrong direction toward the main road. Claire put her Cesar Millan dog whisperer skills to use when a pack of Dog bullies started a rumble on the beach with our pooch. Also got stuck behind a herd of cows on the way to be milked ... read more