Ireland 2013: All the way to Galway

Sunday, Sept 8

This is a travel day. We said good-bye to Dublin and the east of Ireland and set off for Galway, on the west coast. It was a nice bus trip of only 2 hours or so. We sat in the very back of the bus and made as much trouble as we could. After a short walk to our suite, we explored the little town. Most of the shops were closed, since it was Sunday, but there was a little street market where we managed to spend a few euros. As we strolled along the river we stopped in for a quiet moment of prayer at Galway Cathedral, then visited one of the Irish grocery stores – Lidl – and gathered supplies for making dinner. Our suite has two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living/dining room and a kitchen with all the appliances including a dishwasher and a washer/dryer! Hoorah – we can wash our clothes! As it turned out, the washer/dryer doesn't really dry, so we have wet laundry hanging all over the flat. Tomorrow Gary and I will take a bus to Shannon Airport to pick up our rental car, so we will be afoot no more unless we want to be. We’ll be staying here in Galway for four nights, until we move on to Kenmare on Thursday.