Our ferry. Ferry was packed. Good Friday (not official) holiday in a very Catholic country. Most schools seemed closed.Map for reference.From the ferry.Again, from the ferry.We’re here.Rented bikes. Mike rented the real thing; I opted for this e-bike. Much easier!And we’re off. Irish cows.More Irish cows and beautiful landscape pictures.Land, sea, land, skyMore thatched roofs.Stone walls. Everywhere!The Worm Hole. Poll na bPeist.Dun Aonghase. The highest cliffs on the Aran Islands. The most dramatic and beautiful setting for the oldest stone fort in Western Europe with its awe-inspiring cliffs and monument.On our way down.More Irish cows. They are sooo cute.Mama cow and her baby calf.Friendly cow.Irish horse.Last picture on Inishmore. On my way to return the bike.Mike getting our evening fire ready. Mike bought me a birthday wine. Chateau Soussans, 2018, Margaux. Grand Vin de Bordeaux. SantéI know it looks like it is daytime, this picture was taken at 9PM. A really great day.
Last lunch in Sopot this trip. Tuna steak with chickpeas, zucchini, tomatoes and sea asparagus. Leaving for Galway, Ireland. The view.Couldn’t be better. Easter bunny is getting ready.One More cultural difference. Within these walkways, cars ALWAYS stop for you. Geez, in Philadelphia and Cape May cars almost never stop. I’m usually saying, “run for your life!”
Travel day today. Galway/Spiddal, we made it. Skies were friendly again. Flights: Gdansk to Amsterdam; Amsterdam to Dublin–easy. Train, Dublin to Galway.
Art. This time in the HeustonTrainStation, Dublin.Our train is the 19:35.From the train.Irish cows from the train.Irish sheep from the train.Full moon in Spiddal. Hard to tell from my picture though.