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Our final day on Inis Mor
Weather : fine, sunny 25o
Breakfast room
Maura's vegetarian omelet - enough sustenance for the day
Maura and Joe. Maura left the island at 14 and went to work in London in the Cumberland Hotel and at Buckingham Palace (not something that was worth disclosing on Irish job applications) and saw Charles and Anne grow up. They returned to Inis Mor 22 years ago and ran a restaurant and then B&B.
We walked from the B&B to Kilronan- about 2 hours on a sparkling day.
Lots of bird life in the hedgerows but the robins were the most willing to pose.
Denser vegetation in Kilronan, whereas the rest of the island has no trees.
Most tourists hire bikes on arrival and ride around the island.
Lunch at The Pier House.
We caught the 4pm ferry to Rossaveel and bus to Galway, arriving at 6pm
Many places still have traditional thatched roofs around Galway.
As it was so hot all the beaches along the coast were full of swimmers.
The warm evening had brought out many locals and tourists who were enjoying the pubs and restaurants. We had a delicious fish meal at McDonnaugh's.
Message outside an adjoining pub
Some Guinness practice before returning to John and Maugie's for an early night.
M&M
1/7/2014
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