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Miracles and Prophesies
Today was a bit cloudy and slightly cool as we packed up. Kevin and his wife Maura served us a filling breakfast of bacon and eggs before we said good-by and left to fight the Galway traffic. Surprisingly, our exit went pretty smoothly, and we drove northward to the village of Knock.
In Knock, in 1879, the Virgin Mary appeared to …
Wild, Wild West - MAYO
... to Westport in time for another fantastic meal at Sage, recipient of the Bridgestone Best in Ireland Award for 2012 where we delighted in handmade pastas and locally caught seafood. The atmosphere was wonderful and the service was incredible. On our way out our waitress made recommendations for great pubs to check out in town for that evening. We walked around the streets with numerous options for great live music and a nice atmosphere. We decided on the Clock Tavern to ...
Croagh Patrick
On Monday, we climbed a mountain. Yeah, we climbed Croagh Patrick, a site for pigrimages, located out West near the town of Westport. At first, when we heard we were climbing a mountain, I thought, oh it can't be like a really hard climb or anything, they wouldn't really try to make us do anything like that. Well, actually, the ...
Finally A Horse Riding Trek and Tea at the Abbey
... shortest route. We got back after 3 hours. and we were tired. Plus, my boots were bothering my calves. I managed a blister on one leg and when it came time to take the boots off, very hard to do so. Make note, cowboy boots easier to use! It was a good ride. We got back to the house and both of changed. Skipped showering in order to go with mom to lunch at Kylemore Abbey. We drove over and what a tourist area. I had no idea. The nuns who came to the abbey in 1920, ...
A Busy Day around Conemara
... over tripping, which I did once. No worry, recovered well. What fantastic views. Could see down to the Abbey and Loch! And on the way back the flowers. Lovely wild flowers! Loads of photos! It took about 2.5 hours to hike. And the frenchman, he made us look like we we in slow motion. A fast hiker indeed!mit was a total of 6.7 kilometers. Mom was looking for us. Last on the agenda, dinner. We headed back to the cottage to clean up for dinner. Went to ask our ...
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