After yesterday’s rain and the challenge of the roads and parking, we are keen to get going. We plan to drive across the top of country Donegal, crossing over to North Ireland, back in the […]
2014 – Day Thirty
Wow. Day thirty. That came quickly. I remember last year’s first thirty days seemed to take forever to pass. This year it seems to have gone very quickly. Today we continue our tour of county […]
2014 – Day Twenty Nine
The main reason for stopping in Ballina, is that the place we are staying had a squirrel in its photograph. Hope springs eternal, as you can see. It is adjacent to the Belleek National Park, […]
2014 – Day Twenty Eight
On the road out of Westport, an accident. Not a great start to the day. We swipe a truck with our side mirror. My fault apparently. Right. In a normal vehicle, a displaced mirror would […]
2014 – Day Twenty Seven
A rest day in Westport today. We climb up a long large hill and then down it to get there. Should have taken the bikes. I’ve yet to have my coffee and the one waiting […]
2014 – Day Twenty Six
We have decided to pick up the pace a little – the endless driving has begun to get to us both. Our aim today is to get to Westport, just inside county Mayo. There is […]
2014 – Day Twenty Five
Back to driving north along the Wild Atlantic Way. Today we are making our way through the county of Galway…and oh my lord, is it rocky. This area of the coast is extraordinary convoluted, dipping […]
2014 – Day Twenty Four
We take a detour off the Wild Atlantic Way today,to visit Coole Park in county Galway. 30 km off the coast near the town of Gort, we suddenly find ourselves in city traffic. “Peak hour” […]
2014 – Day Twenty Three
So it’s Sunday. Very little is open on a Sunday. You can’t even buy wine (in the supermarket) – they rope it off! Our first port of call is to find an ATM – Chris […]
2014 – Day Twenty Two
The Aran Islands today. Big day! Another perfect day. We really have been so lucky with the weather. Everyone who knew we were coming to Ireland warned us about the rain, but at the end […]
Miss Baci Travels 