Saturday, June 23, 2007

biking in Ireland


Hi folks,

Shari and I loved Galway's bustle and hustle. The music at the pubs flows on and on, casting a spell. Had a truly Irish night in the oldest pub in town, with different locals chiming in for a sad ballad in between the long running Irish instrumentals.




Then we got bikes and rode to Doolin, about 35 miles. On the way we checked out the local surf beach and the cliffs of moher.





Now we are in Doolin with sore butts. Last night we had the most amazing Irish stew at McDermott's pub. the music was good, but a bit soul-less. In Galway they smiled and shouted with joy and stared with somber sadness; it was more locals than tourists, unlike last night. We are meeting a lot of people along the way, but they are mostly travellers from other countries.

2 more days of biking here in County Clare!

Jim

1 comment:

Martha said...

SO nice to see your pix and hear about your travels/fun. Jack drops in to VPC almost every day during his break. We have cookies. Cindy does too, so they have a break from dealing with their kids. Both seem to be enjoying their work. Kevin comes in before school to visit, and is Pueo's official VPC messenger. Nice to see the kids for a few more weeks....