Driving From Killarney To Galway

I am now deaf. I used to only have problems with my right ear. Now with Sue sitting on my left I have lost the hearing on the other side as well. Her screams of terror now fall on deaf ears. I can only imagine what it is like to be a passenger on these roads. There is no visibility to the left or right as the vegetation is higher than the car or there are stone walls of similar height. She has no visibility behind as the left mirror is folded in. If the mirror wasn't folded in we would surely have left it in Dublin.

The roads on this last leg of our trip got unbelievably narrower than before. At one point the paved road had a center stripe that was just grass. Couple all of this with uphill climbs, downhill speed runs, tight winding curves, the unexpected hump, blind intersecting roads, even narrower bridges and the occasional idiot in a motorhome approaching at full throttle and you have some idea of Sue's situation. She can only lean and scream. Her only relief this day was the twenty minute ferry ride and the 45 minute break we took in a small town pub for lunch.



The weather was blustery as gale force winds were being described on the radio somewhere nearby. We stopped briefly next to a seawall when the rain reduced visibility. The little Suzuki rocked back and forth with each gust. We arrived in Galway around 1730 and drove through an industrial section of town as we neared our B&B location. With some degree of trepidation we saw the approaching flag on the GPS which signaled our destination. We turned the corner and things got better and behind a wall we drove up the drive to see a lovely (they use a lot of "lovely" here) building.

We walked into Lower Salthill a mere 5 minute Irish walk from the B&B. A 5 minute Irish walk translates into a 15 minute American walk. We were regularly passed by speed walkers and several joggers. Given how cold it was I can understand their haste to get somewhere warm.

We are expecting a great breakfast as our host/cook teaches gourmet cooking classes as a sideline. I will publish this when I go downstairs as that is the only wifi reception area. I just wish I had more time here as I could help them expand their signal strength. Most B&B operators are very gracious and good at what they do. Unfortunately they have little interest beyond the ability to check the box marked wifi in their ads.

We are off to plan our day. More from Galway later.