Oh the green luscious grass, beautiful cliffs and north to Galway...

We woke up around our usual time of 7:30am to get around and be down for breakfast by 8:30am. Mary welcomed us and offered a couple options…we both chose oatmeal with Bailey’s. I do believe that was the creamiest oatmeal I’ve ever had, it was also sprinkled with brown sugar. What a great treat! Back up to finish packing then on our way to journey up to Galway as our final destination. We received directions for Slea Head Drive around the Dingle Peninsula. Mary said now if you do it right you’ll come back this way….we both laughed because we could understand that very well.

It was a gorgeous drive…I stopped along the way getting great pictures. There was a place along the drive where Ryan’s Daughter had been filmed. We were also able to witness a border collie in action working the sheep at that spot. The different bends around the peninsula allowed you to see the varying colors of water in the bay area of lighter teals versus the Atlantic seaside of dark navy blue. What breathtaking landscapes.

Once back through into Dingle we made our way up to Conor Pass so we could go through Tralee and take the ferry across. This journey over the pass had about 5 minutes of tight one-lane curves where literally each lane would stop depending on how much oncoming traffic was coming around. NO BUSES were allowed on the pass and I could understand why. There was an opportunity to stop at the top of the Conor Pass…well I missed it and there was not an easy way to turn and go back. WHOOPS! So onward on the road towards Tarbert where we would catch the Shannon Ferry across the bay. This saved loads of time instead of having to cut back east to go through Limerick. The ferry took about 20 minutes for the ride and then we were on our way to Salthill, a beach town just west of Galway.

We had made arrangements for possible late check in…that was good since we were still on route and needed to stop by the Cliffs of Moher which was just outside of the town Lahinch. Once maneuvering through the parking situation we made our way to the cliffs. Only to be blown by the wind. Just an amazing site to see! We had a couple passersby take our picture. Look at us all windblown that day. Mom was in amazement at the many steps she and I walked up and down to see the Cliffs.

Back in the car twisting and turning through views of beachfronts and other scenic landscapes…what beautiful country! Wow…am I being a bit monotonous with my verbiage. I can’t help it, it was just amazingly beautiful rich green landscapes of God’s creation…how about all those words??? HAHA

Along the way another amazing site is The Burren. We only stopped along the roadside to take some pictures. It’s an area completely of rock.

We began to make our way closer to Salthill where the traffic began to back up along the shore. Families having weekend time to linger at the beach. Starting and stopping down this stretch of road, we were beginning to wonder if we’d ever make it to our B&B. We were to look for the second right after the Golf Club. Sure enough we made it then just up the road to the Carraig Beag. A nice brick home skirted with beautiful flowers. We parked the car, surprised to have made it by 6pm and went to wait in front of the red door. Catherine greeted us, gave us our Trad on the Prom ticket reservation and showed us to our room.

We had decided that we were hungry and dinner would be on our list. So downstairs we went to get a couple restaurant recommendations from Catherine. Then we went about our long walk from the B&B to The Galleon restaurant. We still haven’t mapped how long a walk but it was quite the jaunt for sure but we made it. We decided on their dinner special. I chose a starter of fried golden mushrooms with a garlic sauce that I shared with mom. Entrees…I chose the roasted lamb which was accompanied by mashed potatoes, carrots, broccoli and a dressing/stuffing. Absolutely delightful! (FYI…mom says this has been my word in Ireland, when asked how is everything. What can I say…HAHA!) Mom chose the baked cod that was topped with cheese and a tomato relish, accompanied with mashed potatoes, carrots and broccoli that we shared…apple and berry crumble with custard. Yummy!

With tummies full we grabbed our stuff and got ourselves ready for the long walk from town to the B&B.

Here are a few pics on our walk back. 

WHEW! We made it back…we were ready to get around for bed after a couple late nights. However we wound up Skyping with dad. Tired we headed to bed…ahhh a warm bed!

Another day behind us...it just continues to get even better. End to the 7th Day, August 27th. Are you still with me? Well I hope so we've got more to go...

~Curls~