Date: 22nd June 2019
Travelled: 166 kilometres from Ballyvaughan in County Clare to Clifden in County Galway
Visited: Galway
Stayed: Clifden Sailing Club, free. N53.48602, W10.05079
Budget: 20 days @ โฌ91 per day
It was a quiet evening on the marina in Ballyvaughan. We were joined by 3 other motorhomes which makes for a secure feeling. I hear some movement about 8 am and go out to find our neighbours are unloading some very expensive road bikes. We have a quick chat, apparently there is a road race around The Burren today.
As the roads are narrow, we do a quick pack-up and continue on the Wild Atlantic Way for Galway ahead of the peloton.
We drive into Galway through so many round-a-bouts we lose count. Lots of new factories and office complexes. But the old city is where we are hoping to find a parking spot. The Cathedral car-park has no height restriction and we get one of the last spots โฌ5 for the day.
Map of Galway City, the icon placed on the Cathedral car-park
(click the link to read his sad story)
We havenโt done a church for a while. 
So we have a quick look as Mass is about to start.
A quick photo of Pam with Oscar Wild and his mate. 
Thereโs music in the air this morning. Every 50m we find more street musicians. 
The Corrib flows through the middle of Galway, but there are lots of bridges.
Having walked much of the old town for the past few hours we decide to move on. Staying in a city car-park on a Saturday night is asking for a restless night. So we pack up, give a parking spot to another motorhome and our pay&display ticket. As we drive out of Galway we both agree Galway is our favourite city so far.
We spend the afternoon driving Connemara, a peninsula of low lakes and bogs. The Maumturk Mountain stand in the distance.
We took the R340 as part of the WAW. We got the Hymer airborne at one stage, this road has some huge dips and sudden rises. Go the N59 and save yourself some drama.
Michael and Pam
One thought on “Galway, Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช 2019”
We enjoy Ireland, as this was home base for us for 3 years. Gayle lived and worked in Galway a long way back and we have family that live nearby. I believe artists can live tax free, which might be the reason you see so many in Galway. If you are heading north, make sure you visit Ramelton, which is beautiful. This is where Gayle’s Great, Great Uncle was born, NZ’s first AllBlack capatain in 1905. Cheers Stephen