Kris arrived as expected at 9 am and we grabbed a cab to the car rental agency at the airport. After some upgrades we departed in our BMW for the town of Doolin. Why Doolin you ask? Well apparently Doug & Shelley saw a Netflix movie about the pubs & their local Irish music in Ireland and this was rated as one of the best so... off we go!
M1 to M50 to M4 to M6....Coast Route--- past Farnablake take Athery turn off to R348 (5 circles) Left on L3104 jog on R446 to L4102 to N18 near Clarindridge right on N67 to R478 to Doolin 3:22/255km . At 10:20 we were on the road in our BMW. Although we hasd some toll roads on our route but it was straight forward... throw coins in a basket or one that takes a picture of your car and you go online to submit payment.
We stopped in Ballinasloe and the local LIDL for a pit stop then found a great little place for lunch at Kariba's. Very good home cooked food!
14:42 we arrived in Doolin. Wind, rain and more wind as the remnants of hurricane Gert passed through.
Quick check in at our B&B, arranged breakfast and then unloaded the car with Kris's help. Nice big room with views of cows and the surrounding area :-) Off to the local pub McDermott's recommended by Michael our B&B host. I could almost through a rock and hit it.
Jill, Drew, Jenny, Doug & Shelley returned from the Cliffs of Mohor joined us and we got caught up on events. The wind was hollowing up there so it wasn't much fun. Some of the routes where closed in fact. We had a nice dinner as Kris arranged a place to stay close by. We started our "Musical Pub Crawl" across the road at McGanns.
We made it to Doolin! |
Drinks with the gang! |
Awaiting our table...and music! |
Off to bed.... no wireless here but will use hotspot to upload the blog and add a few pictures when I get better connectivity.
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