A wide awake Jamie
encouraged an early start but the weather wasn't joining in the fun!
Within a short while it was raining and it set in for the day,
although again it was never cold. We'd sort of set our minds on
reaching Galway for our last day on the Wild Atlantic Way but there
was still quite a long way to go – if we stuck to the route.
But the weather didn't
really encourage much exploration today although it did complement
the dark and brooding landscape with mist and cloud over the hills
and valleys that we were now passing through. We took a short cut
across a peninsular which took us across miles of boggy moorland with
much evidence of peat harvesting – this of course is another
feature of Irish landscapes and was easily viewable from the comfort
of the van. Pity it was of no help for photographs.
Although the roads were
generally wider now, it was quite busy and several times we had to
stop and give way to tour coaches. Touring hire cars were also much
in evidence, identified by the Dublin registration and useless
drivers!
Campercontact suggested
a suitable stopping place just east of Galway so once we had rejoined
the WAW we set TomTom, who took us right round this surprisingly
sprawling city and deposited us at a quiet marina overlooking an
inlet. No facilities, although we did discover a water tap later, so
we settled down to another quiet evening. Thankfully the weather
system had passed through so Jamie's last walkies was dry and quite
pleasant.
Regretfully we can go
no further on the Wild Atlantic way, but have resolved to return to
complete it. Tomorrow we need to start heading north towards Belfast,
ready for our ferry on Thursday.
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