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Donegal
... the rock and as the rain fell outside, streams trickled down the rocky sides of the kitchen and hallway. We chalked this one up to another of our random hostel adventures that we won't ever forget.
Still on the road,
Robyn and ...
Looking for ancient stone sites ....
... Glenveagh Castle., and as usual we were blown away..... It is just so very beautiful, and so different from the day before.... Mountains, coastline, and found some sunshine too.....more photos....The castle grounds and gardens were beautiful too. Four birds of prey, chained...a snowy owl, a tawny owl, and two eagles.... all alongside Lough Deagh. all the signs today have been mainly in Gaelic. last day in this area.....and then head slowly south, along the west ...
The Fields Of Athenry (and Donegal)
... advantage of his shed, we asked if it was okay to use it to change the tire. He said, "I don't know why you wouldn't." My thoughts exactly.
Once back on the road, we were heading up and down this tiny, narrow track. We crossed a couple of intersections that were better roads, but this one was headed the way we needed to go. When we reached a larger highway, we quickly noticed the ...
On to Northern Ireland...
Today we make our way through the wild, rugged and rural countryside of Connemara with its mountains, streams and peat bogs. We take the opportunity to stop at the famous drinking house of Matt Molloy (he was in the band The Chieftains) for a swift half before crossing the border into Northern Ireland (or ...
Donegal..sea cliffs...and the pub
... distance. The cliffs
reach over 600m above sea level and after a steady hike up we then
climbed mounds and ridges for amazing panoramic views of the
coastline. The drop off the cliffs was pretty steep and we needed to
make sure we weren't too close to the edge!! It was a very enjoyable
couple of hours and we were just a bit disappointed we couldn't stay
longer. As we drove back down the mountain we did spot a VW jetta
that had been driven ...


