For our last day in Galway, the weather was fine enough to venture out to the Aran Islands. It was a no drama day with everything going like clock work. After breakfast we drove to Rossaveal where we caught the boat over to Innis Mor, the principal Aran Island. We joined with a number of others to take a mini bus for the next few hours. This was a good decision compared to taking other options including walking, bikes or horse and sulky. The roads are too narrow and carrying too much traffic for walking or bikes and horse is too slow. And we have decided that only true believers would risk a bicycle tour in Ireland. We have seen any number of these travellers and none looked all that happy with their lot.
Anyway, the mini bus option worked well this day and we thoroughly enjoyed an hour or so walking up to Dun Aonghasa fort where there are commanding views along the coast and over the island. What a great place.
We duly completed the mini bus tour and after watching a few hardy lads entertaining the small crowd rowing the local currachs, a locally developed type of rowing boat, in a race over several miles, we headed back to the boat and home.
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