Bumpity Bump, But What a Ride!
Greetings all!
Just got back from our tour of Connemara...what a bumpy ride! And of course, the driver doesn't slow just because we're hanging off the side of the road...Saw dozens of Connemara ponies, and only a million sheep...seems every place they can fence in with some rocks has a few sheep...Too many tourists disobeying the wishes of the Irish though and are crawling along the bogs among the sheep, blatantly passing by the signs telling them not to. Hill walking is highly discouraged and it's no wonder they are having such trouble containing it with such nasty tourists...We weren't allowed into hills. And I must have soaked the bottom of my pants a hundred times already..stepping on disinfectant mats, buckets, pans, rugs, whatever they can find to throw down and soak with it.
Went out to a pub called Taffes last night and listened to some good live Irish music, about 4 feet from us...ha ha we got there early to secure good seats...and to have a few pints...LOL They sang many that we could all sing to of course, so we did...I slept much better last night...and apparently so did one of our bunkmates...found her this morning half on her bed and half on the floor!
One of my bunk mates and I are heading to the AranIslands tomorrow...bus and ferry and then to stay there in a really nice hostel for a couple of nights...so will be crawling around there over the week-end...We're really looking forward to thetrip...hope I don't get seasick (snicker, snicker)
Went to see Kylemore Abbey today, is an newer castle(1835 or something like that) that I have a poster ofover my bed this past year or so...is now a convent and school, but they let you tour some of it, very nice and lots of attention to detail.
Saw the reconstructed thatched hut where John Wayne filmed "the Quiet Man" years ago, and the bridge where he filmed a few scenes, so that was cool.
Some of my bunkmates and I have decided to stay in tonight and play cards...I'll teach them how the Newfoundlanders do it (without the cheating my grandmother did LOL) and pop some popcorn if we can find some...seems chips are crisps here and only come in little bags, or big bags of little bags...
The rain here has been mostly non-existent...get alight shower everyday for a minute or two, but for themost part the sun has been out, and there is always a doorway to duck into when it does shower...no real hard rains as of yet...but it sure has been cold, I even had to go out and buy a scarf...bought a pure lambs wool one for £9, which I thought was a good deal...sure made the difference!
Well folks, I'm getting hungry for supper, and thus far have not tried anything too weird, but am not sure what the fried chicken I had a couple of days ago really was...Don't know when the next report will be as I have not heard yet if the Aran Islands have internet cafes there...it is so tiny, so probably not. Might be Sunday before the next run, so will have lots to tell!Oh, we went on a walking tour of Galway yesterday (on our own with a map) and saw some really neat things such as the Spanish Arch, another convent, Eyre Square(named after Jane Eyre we are told), a cathedral wherethere is a beautiful plaque memorial for Jane Eyre...and much more.
I'm off...
-Jude (in Galway, Eire)
Just got back from our tour of Connemara...what a bumpy ride! And of course, the driver doesn't slow just because we're hanging off the side of the road...Saw dozens of Connemara ponies, and only a million sheep...seems every place they can fence in with some rocks has a few sheep...Too many tourists disobeying the wishes of the Irish though and are crawling along the bogs among the sheep, blatantly passing by the signs telling them not to. Hill walking is highly discouraged and it's no wonder they are having such trouble containing it with such nasty tourists...We weren't allowed into hills. And I must have soaked the bottom of my pants a hundred times already..stepping on disinfectant mats, buckets, pans, rugs, whatever they can find to throw down and soak with it.
Went out to a pub called Taffes last night and listened to some good live Irish music, about 4 feet from us...ha ha we got there early to secure good seats...and to have a few pints...LOL They sang many that we could all sing to of course, so we did...I slept much better last night...and apparently so did one of our bunkmates...found her this morning half on her bed and half on the floor!
One of my bunk mates and I are heading to the AranIslands tomorrow...bus and ferry and then to stay there in a really nice hostel for a couple of nights...so will be crawling around there over the week-end...We're really looking forward to thetrip...hope I don't get seasick (snicker, snicker)
Went to see Kylemore Abbey today, is an newer castle(1835 or something like that) that I have a poster ofover my bed this past year or so...is now a convent and school, but they let you tour some of it, very nice and lots of attention to detail.
Saw the reconstructed thatched hut where John Wayne filmed "the Quiet Man" years ago, and the bridge where he filmed a few scenes, so that was cool.
Some of my bunkmates and I have decided to stay in tonight and play cards...I'll teach them how the Newfoundlanders do it (without the cheating my grandmother did LOL) and pop some popcorn if we can find some...seems chips are crisps here and only come in little bags, or big bags of little bags...
The rain here has been mostly non-existent...get alight shower everyday for a minute or two, but for themost part the sun has been out, and there is always a doorway to duck into when it does shower...no real hard rains as of yet...but it sure has been cold, I even had to go out and buy a scarf...bought a pure lambs wool one for £9, which I thought was a good deal...sure made the difference!
Well folks, I'm getting hungry for supper, and thus far have not tried anything too weird, but am not sure what the fried chicken I had a couple of days ago really was...Don't know when the next report will be as I have not heard yet if the Aran Islands have internet cafes there...it is so tiny, so probably not. Might be Sunday before the next run, so will have lots to tell!Oh, we went on a walking tour of Galway yesterday (on our own with a map) and saw some really neat things such as the Spanish Arch, another convent, Eyre Square(named after Jane Eyre we are told), a cathedral wherethere is a beautiful plaque memorial for Jane Eyre...and much more.
I'm off...
-Jude (in Galway, Eire)
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