Date: 24th June 2019
Travelled: 174 kilometres from Keel to Ballina, both in County Mayo
Visited: Belmullet, Downpatrick Head, Killala and Ballina
Stayed: Ballina Moy River car-park, โฌ2 pd no services. N54.11006, W09.15723
Budget: 22 days @ โฌ87 per day
Sometime overnight the wind blew itself out. Our hiding spot in the Keel car-park ensured a quiet evening. Pam wants a leg stretch so we have a coffee and go for a walk.
In Australia you have a dog or perhaps a cat if you did something wrong in a previous life. In Keel you have a couple of sheep. 
We presume this has a heritage order.
Back in the Hymer we drive back across Achill Island and rejoin the N59. The road is reasonable and we pass harvested peat piles for 20 kilometres. Following the WAW we turn onto the R313 and the Mullet Peninsula. Belmullet becomes a coffee stop.
The drizzle seems to be holding and we go for a walk. The market square in Belmullet. 
Pam was a little obsessed with the derelict blue house across the way.
From Belmullet we continue on the WAW (N) to Ballycastle. Then turn for Downpatrick Head.
The road to Downpatrick has a green line down the middle. 
No point asking this lot for directions.
Spot the Hymer picture looking back to the parking area. 
The headland has several blowholes and caves. This is a big one.
The ground is soft with peat on the headland. 
Apparently the gap has widened as erosion continues.
After lunch we continue on the WAW. We stop for fuel in Killala spotting a magnificent round tower so we find a park and go for a walk.
Entrance through a door 3m above the ground, so bring your own ladder. 
Notice the bulge half-way up. There is a corresponding depression on the other side. It was struck by lightning in 1840.
Done with Killala we drive the last 12 kms to Ballina. I have the co-ordinates for a free stop on the River Moy in the centre of town.
Our parking spot is free after 6pm so we blow โฌ1.20 just to be legal. 
Our view of the Moy in Ballina. The pedestrian bridge is a smaller version of the Harp Bridge in Dublin. 
The weir and the salmon are running.
Michael and Pam
