Lasting Impressions

A morning of rest.  We lazed around in our bed until 10 AM!  It's been forever since we've done that.  We decided we'd be perfectly happy if we didn't see anything other than the castle, so the pressure of getting ready and on the road was gone.
By 11 AM we chose to go into Galway to walk around and have a late lunch/early dinner.  On the way out, we saw Pete and Ava heading the same direction.  They suggested we take a quick trip through Athenry, and why not?  We wanted to see the fields of Athenry.

We then set off for Galway.  Our first stop was the Salt Hill Prom. (come one everyone, sing with me... "And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl 'Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl...")

Swans!

 

Lovely lady killing swans! (read sign... they're feeding them bread)

Lunch time!  Today we chose to have pub fare again.  It was good and filling.  Town was much like the day before, buskers on the street, people milling around and shopping, blue skies, sunburned skin.  It was quite glorious.

But we were eager to get back to the castle.  So we left about 3:30 and arrived back around 4.  Pete and Ava were about 3 minutes behind us.  This night was wonderful.  It started with chatting around the BBQ while they fixed dinner, drinking wine, visiting with a neighbor or two, watching the guys jump on the trampoline, more playing pool and having Leon win every game and it finished with guitars in the stairs.  This went on until 1:30 AM.  It was the BEST EVER!!!  I could have stayed there, enjoying these moments for days.  I'm so glad I have the memories.  The words can't possibly express the emotions and feelings of these moments.  I write them mainly for my own memory for when I get old and senile. :)

Leon and Rian

Leon - he is really good!!!!!

Pete, Leon and Eric

Leon

 

Rian, Pete and Leon