Same Shirt, Different day-2012 Adventures of the "Devonport Wonder Babes"

Tuesday 26^th June Doolin to Westport

Misty rain again today. Farewelled Charlie and Mary who were heading back to Cork and then we four set off in 2 cars now heading north.

Stopped in small town called Cong, famous for being the location of a John Wayne movie called “The Quiet Man”. Coach tours stop there outside the pub which has film memorabilia that you are not allowed to photograph.

Spent a pleasant hour walking in the grounds of a ruined abbey which has a very fast flowing little river running through it and out to the lough. The monks had constructed a little stone fishing house on the end of an island over the river-had a fireplace in it to keep warm and hole in floor to lower a net down into the river. Spoke to 3 young men fishing from the ruins who told me they catch salmon, trout and perch in the river

Cong Abbey interior

Cong Abbey Monks Fishing Cottage

Cong Abbey Grounds

Later in another small town we foolishly chose pies for a late lunch, not a patch on the standard kiwi gas station pie !

Continued on to Westport and arrived there in a one way street system just at evening rush hour. Consulted visitor bureau and went to a street with about 6 B&Bs and chose one for €60 per room. Then walked back down town and sat in sun and guess what, drank Guinness, then had dinner at Wests and wandered home about 10.30 pm in still daylight.

Westport at dusk