Day: September 25, 2017

Salthill is a seaside resort on the northern shore of Galway Bay and it’s an easy walk from downtown Galway.  We began our walk late morning and finished 7.5 miles by the time we returned in the afternoon.

On way, we had a good view of the Cathedral from the bridge over the Corrib River,

And saw some pretty fuschia flowers.

It was lunchtime when we arrived in Salthill and we found the Gourmet Tart Company.  The food here is creative–especially our open-faced crab sandwich.  The crab salad was served on brown Irish bread topped with red wine poached pear slices and capers.  A unique and delicious combo.

The Salthill Promenade offers great views of Galway Bay,

Lots of tiny seashells,

And artistic displays of seaweed.

We were there during low tide but apparently it’s a bit treterous walking at certain times.

We’ll be in Galway one more day before we move on!  It’s been a good day!

Sunday morning we left Murphy’s B & B in Dingle and started the 3.5 hour drive from Dingle to Galway.

On our way out of town, we stopped at this modern super market for snacks for the trip.  

We made another stop for gas, plugged in the GPS and headed for the roadway that would take us to Galway.  For navigation, Larry loads an old phone with maps before we leave home using an app called “Here Wego”.  This app gives us off-line navigation without a data connection and is available for both iPhone and Android.  Larry downloads specific maps for each country we are visiting before we leave home.  This photo shows the set-up.

We made good time and arrived in Galway with plenty of time to walk around town.  It’s the fourth largest city in Ireland and busier than we expected it to be on a Sunday afternoon.  This is one of the major shopping streets.

Here, trees are just beginning to show signs of fall color.

On our way around town, we stopped to see the Galway Cathedral–a massive structure built in 1965.

Our final stop was for dinner at An Pucan where we watched bartenders pour perfectly proper glasses of Guinness!  Cheers!