All too soon, it was Monday morning and time to return to Dublin. LBJ had a conference call for work at 10. After "checking out" of our cottage, I dropped LBJ at a local cafe with wi-fi access (unavailable in our rental, which was fine).
The girls and I explored a nearby castle (in ruins). They had fun climbing around for a few minutes. Sorry that the picture doesn't do it justice.
Then, I debated what to do next. The skies were overcast with rain in the forecast, so our time was limited. One option was to go to the cafe and get hot chocolate - the girls understood that we had to sit at a different table from Mama because she had a big meeting. But I was unsure how long the conference call would last.
On the other hand, the tourist office recommended a beach walk that was a 15 minute drive away (roughly). I opted for the beach walk. However, it began to rain. Then LBJ called to say that her call was over already (10 minute call!). So we turned around and headed back to the cafe.
We stopped in Athlone for lunch. It's a quiet town in the middle of Ireland, just off the motorway. A couple of promising restaurants were closed that Monday, as was the local castle! But we had a nice lunch at an Italian restaurant and walked for a couple of minutes along the Shannon river (the longest in either Ireland or Great Britain).
Ironically, the weather was beautiful in Dublin, and had been pretty much all weekend. But that's ok - we had a great time out west!
The girls and I explored a nearby castle (in ruins). They had fun climbing around for a few minutes. Sorry that the picture doesn't do it justice.
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| The girls enjoying anothe castle in the Burren |
On the other hand, the tourist office recommended a beach walk that was a 15 minute drive away (roughly). I opted for the beach walk. However, it began to rain. Then LBJ called to say that her call was over already (10 minute call!). So we turned around and headed back to the cafe.
We stopped in Athlone for lunch. It's a quiet town in the middle of Ireland, just off the motorway. A couple of promising restaurants were closed that Monday, as was the local castle! But we had a nice lunch at an Italian restaurant and walked for a couple of minutes along the Shannon river (the longest in either Ireland or Great Britain).
Ironically, the weather was beautiful in Dublin, and had been pretty much all weekend. But that's ok - we had a great time out west!
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