Today was mostly traveling (180 miles or so) with some stops for sightseeing.
Our first side trip today was to the Dingle Peninsula. We stopped at the Cliffs of Moher where the cliffs are over 660 feet up from the sea (Atlantic). Of course there were guard railings. It was quite windy and somewhat overcast.
We have been seeing a number of '10-pound' towers. First - that is pounds as in pounds-sterling. One of the earlier kings gave 10-pounds to any local king who would build a tower to protect the local lands. also keep in mind that 10-pounds a few hundred years ago was a lot of money.
We stopped in the town of Galway right around noon and stayed for about 2 hours. Several of us took off to walk towards the local cathedral - a few blocks over and across the river. Shortly after we started we were passed (coming towards us) a police car and then an ambulance. Where we got back to the square there was investigation scene tape all around. We saw a bus with a busted windshield (windscreen as they call it here). Apparently a woman was struck by the bus (or maybe the other way around?).
Mid afternoon we stopped in the town of Knock where we went to a basilica dedicated by a pope recently (late 1900's, like around 1965 or so). 15 local people on their way to church claimed to see Mary, Joseph and a Lamb.
Finally around 5:0 pm we stopped in the town of Sligo for the evening. Sligo is in the northwest corner of Ireland. We are waiting for our suitcases to be delivered to our room so we can get ready for a 7:00 pm supper. There is a wedding in the hotel this evening so I hope we get to the correct room!
The Wayward Wanderer and his traveling companions.
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