Day 11 started out with awesome french toast (for me) from the B&B before we headed off. We had a lot of driving to do so we left semi-early.
While still in county Galway we stopped at Aughnanure Castle which was pretty awesome. I really like the places that let you wander around on your own (at least at some point). There were lots of rooms in the castle and most seemed to be accessible.
After that we were on our way to find the Quiet Man Bridge (where John Wayne sat in a scene from the Quiet Man) and then some Sky Drive road near Clifden that the B&B lady had recommended. Sky Drive had some awesome views of the ocean for the first bit but the latter two thirds wasn’t that impressive. Continuing on we headed toward Kylemore Abbey.
We only took pictures at Kylemore Abbey as, according to Rick Steves, that’s the best part (and going in costs money). After Kylemore Abbey we had lunch in Westport at some Stuffed Sandwich Shop place and it was pretty good! Amber got a toastie and I got a panini – hers looked better.
After Westport we were on our way to Sligo and our B&B there but when we arrived the B&B lady said she had made some mistake and that our rooms were no longer available. I guess booking the rooms months in advance and then checking up on them a week in advance is stupid to do? Anyway, because of her mistake she had booked us at a nearby place which ultimately kind of sucked. Amber picked specific B&B’s based on internet reviews and recommendations so going off route on something like this, and with not being able to check it out online first, is quite a leap into the unknown. Luckily the second place was at least habitable, barely.
After getting to the second B&B we walked into downtown Sligo which was pretty sketchy itself and after finding no good places to eat at we got bread and cheese and walked back to the B&B. After eating bread & cheese I went off to a local pub and had two pints of Guinness while watching the news. After that it was bedtime.
Ireland Guinness pint count: 23