First Week of Class: Complete

Our first week of classes flew by in Spiddal! We had another beautiful, warm and sunny day yesterday and with only one class I most definitely took advantage of it. My first run in Ireland!  Luckily for me, Galway is a very health conscious town and even their most narrow roads have a path for running or walking.  I ran along  the main road that heads back into Galway that runs right near the Sea. At some points I had to stop to pick the blackberries that are all over right now. Oops! There are many darling cottages and rather nice Sea side homes scattered along the road. And boy are the roads narrow!  Even with the winding, two lane wide roads the cars zip around them nearly 80 km per hour.  Perhaps the best part of this week was being able to meet up with my Laketrail's guide, Krista!  Krista is traveling over Ireland with her parents for the next few weeks and we were able to meet up in Galway tonight. Rory, our hackney driver, drove me to Krista's B&B where we met and walked into the city. It was so exciting to A) See a Laketrailer!  and  B) see them in Ireland! We spent the night in Eyre square which is the main district in Galway. It is filled with cobblestone streets, pubs, authentic Irish food and shops.  We both enjoyed dinner in the upstairs of an adorable restaurant and later had Bulmer's Irish Cider.  It was a blast seeing Krista and being able to navigate through the weaving streets of Galway with another guide :) This weekend we head off to Limerick to explore castles, cathedrals, rocks and ruins. Stay tuned! 

Exploring the streets of Galway