Sunday 24th June Dublin to Dun Loaghaire then to Doolin, Co
Clare.
Fine and sunny but quite windy. Left central Dublin about 10 am and drove
out to Dun Loaghaire and spent an hour walking around the harbour breakwater
and marina. As we were making our way to the ring road to get to motorway we
were stopped at some traffic lights and suddenly 3 Garda motorcycle police
arrived at high speed, sirens blaring followed shortly by 2 bomb disposal
trucks which raced through the intersection, no idea what that was all about.
Torrential rain at times as we headed along toll motorway towards Galway, tolls
on a number of motorways here but only €1.80.
Turned off just before Galway and headed down a series of winding narrow
roads with some significant hairpin bends and arrived at B&B in Doolin
about 5.30 pm where we were to meet our friends Sabine and Ulrike who were
flying from Germany. However before they arrived about 7.30 pm we had already
met their friends Charlie and Mary Roche who had driven up from Cork.
We had a wonderful evening the six of us, dinner first at Riverside Café,
beautiful food and ambience, gentle music by an open fireplace and lots of
talk. Then later in evening we moved next door to McGanns pub where Guinness
was consumed as we listened to some very fine Irish musicians until closing
time. Fortunately the B&B was within walking distance.
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