Day 9: Galway - Derry
Our Saint Dylan (tour guide) has a wonderful system of treats and this morning's treat was a scone and coffee at the enchanting village of Cong. This has an identity thanks to the movie of yesteryear "The Quiet Man" (See FB photos). Lovely to see some sunshine.
Our journey took us through County Sligo, stopping to look at the final resting place of WB Yeats. This was cut short by the bitterly cold winds.
We drove several more hours to stop for an exceedingly late lunch in Beleek where we settled in to the famous pottery factory. We were expecting to have a full tour of the artisans at work, but on a Sunday afternoon, they weren't at work at all. Oh dear, we just had to fill in time in the showroom. I had a strong urge to buy the piece photographed on FB. It's nice. It's £75,000. It 's still there.
Seeing we now had spare time, we detoured to Mullaghmore Head in Donegal Bay where Lord Mountbatten was assassinated. Very relevant so soon after Prince Charles'visit.
On we journeyed through the Blue Stack Mountains to reach our hotel in the ancient walled city of Derry.
A quick dinner and then round the corner to another evening of song and dance - Peter's first. He seems to have a relapse, but is not prepared to miss out for a 3rd time. About half our group now have his bug so not a happy lot.