My way to Galway

I'm here! I had a long day on the saddle, but I made it. And besides just making it, I managed to see a lot today.

The first town along my route today was Lahinch (or Lehinch, I saw both versions). It seemed to be very much a holiday town. It's located in the end of the Liscannor bay and it had a lot of holiday homes to rent, two camping areas and many hotels. The beach next to the road was very rocky, but a but further away I saw beautiful sand.

The next town Liscannor, was just a couple of kilometers away from Lahinch. It looked really beautiful from Lahinch looking over the bay, but the town itself was very small and I kept going without a stop.

After some 10 further kilometers of cycling I arrived to one of the "must see" sights in Ireland, the Cliffs of Moher. The view really was something gorgeous (no pun intended). I managed to take a few nice photos. You'll find them along with the other photos from today here.

After leaving the cliffs, my next destination was the Roadside Tavern in Lisdoonvarna. It's a restaurant that brews its own beer. The brewer in Ballyferriter told me about this place and since it was on my route, I decided to check it out. They have three own beers, an ale, a stout and a lager. I had a sip of each and had a pint of the ale with my seafood chowder (a kind of soup). Both the chowder and the ale were very tasty. I had to sit and wait for a while before continuing to clear my head though.

I had read about the Burren area before entering it, but it still managed to surprise me. I had heard an old citation saying: "There isn't tree to hang a man, water to drown a man nor soil to bury a man" There is much more truth in this old citation than I'd thought there to be. Simply barren, stony land with barely enough grass for the cattle to graze.

The last stop I made today was in Kinvara (or Kinvarra, again I saw two variations). I had a cup of coffee there and then continued past the Dunguaire castle. I didn't go in, because it had just closed, but I took a nice picture of it.

I arrived in Galway two hours ago and after checking in a hostel, I had some cheese, bread and soup for dinner. Now since my blogging for today is done, I might see where my Beoir finder app takes me.

Cheers!