The long bus ride….

Well Erin and I packed up our little camp and said goodbye to Killarney as we trudged our way the 1.5 K back into town to catch a bus to Galway.

Looking at the map and basing things on our bus ride from Dublin to Cork I figured we’d be driving for about 2 maybe 3 hours to get to Galway.  After the first two hours here is how things looked.

We switched buses in Limerick and finished out the 5 hour journey pulling into Galway around 7:00 P.M.  The weather was beautiful, and after checking into our sweet hostel we headed out on the town.

We walked around for a while and ended up sitting down by the waters edge, which happened to be a very popular place to hang out.  We saw jugglers, musicians, and the occasional group emptying their beer cans.

After watching the swans and ducks swim by for a while we headed back to the main street looking for food.  We found a little pub promising live music and bar food.  Well….. The bar food had already ended for the evening and the live music wasn’t going down for another hour, so we sat down, ordered a drink, and visited till the band showed up.  It was fun to get a little listen to the local music.

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We were there for a short while and then headed back to the hostel for a couple of reasons.  One was to use the free wifi which is made available in the kitchen area.  Second if I had kept drinking and in the dark I don’t know if we would have been able to find our little abode.  The truth of the matter was I was lost anyway and had to rely on Erin to bring us home.

Well we are off to the Cliffs of Mohre this morning.  We need to find a little grub for the trip.  So we are off to pack up our bags and get on the road.  Hope to update you all this evening from the hotel.