Day 3 - 30 April 2005 Saturday

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We took what turned out to be, unintentionally, a 3.5 hour walk along one of the most scenic, coastal roads in Ireland - Sky Road - it's very name communicates the feel/view you get when walking it....It's set overlooking the Atlantic and rises to about 500 feet...there's a clear view of a few islands and is certainly a gorgeous walk, minus the fright you get from the narrow road of which you must share with passing cars...lol. We met a local/tour guide, so he thought....who delighted in giving us the history of Clifden, and even let us walk down his land, where we dodged loads of sheep sh*t.....didn't think of that beforehand! All the while he was carrying, what I would later find out, a device once used as a weapon....nice huh? He was harmless though. During such a long walk you can only expect nature to call--Agnes and Michelle got very brave and knocked on someone's door and asked to use the bathroom, was kind of funny! I was thinking 'would we do that in America?' Probably not, might try it when I get back though. Also, on the road was a man we called 'Nervous Nelly' who despite his friendliness displayed an enormous amount of pessimism and nervousness, he reminded us to walk in single file and continued to yell it until we were practically out of earshot. Anyway, we made it back to the town, unscathed, with the exception of my left pinky toe that was on its way to amputation....bad shoe choice. 😉

We left Clifden, Connemara in Co. Galway and were northbound, we passed through my late grandpop's village Moyard....quite tiny, practically nonexistent....lol (now I can see why he always said he would die in Ireland--a picturesque place to 'punch your last ticket'). but on we went, en route Donegal, where it's been said, the backwards, inbreds are....as per the local irish peeps. Anyway after some driving we searched the handy Lonely Planet guide to Ireland and came up with Ballyshannon, so that's where we laid our heads...well after we had a nice night in - fully equipped with wine, crisps and good conversation. There's a Finn McCools in Ballyshannon which is supposed to be good, but we preferred a night in.

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Photos

Night in at Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Doing what I do best, opening a bottle of red.

Agnes and Roxy on Sky Road
Thanks Michelle, again, for the photos!

Nervous Nelly
That's the nervous guy walking ahead of us....

Sheep crossing
yes, that white blob is a sheep on the Sky Road

Comments

[anonymous]

That could have been a red wine/white bed sheet disaster

[sham]

go on ya girl ya