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These are the voyages of the sailing vessel Pétillant. Her original eight-month mission: to sail from Baltimore to France via Florida and the Bahamas, to successfully navigate the shoals of the French douane, to boldly go where few Maine Coon cats have gone before was completed in 2008. Now she is berthed in Port Medoc and sails costal Spain, France, and the UK during the summer months.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

A Day in Galway

Monday, August 1: Galway. We took the bus into Galway on Bank Holiday Monday. The inland scenery was just beautiful. We saw the sights in town which was winding down from a festival weekend. We were to meet up with friends for lunch who were also coming into town by bus. Amazingly, all transportation details worked out. We found each other, had a great visit, and a very fine lunch. Our respective buses left Galway at 6 PM and 6:15 PM. Back in Roundstone at 7:45 PM we were astonished by the crowds of people standing in the road, we thought it was a parade! No just folks having drinks outdoors in the evening sunshine. This is the major vacation time in Ireland and obviously people were taking advantage. Roundstone is also a place where the more affluent Dubliners come to holiday, but we also heard quite a few folks speaking with English accents too. Tomorrow we are off to the Aran Islands.
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Joan & Phil said...

Which one of the islands? Wish I could figure out how to pronounce them ! Buy sweaters - or do they sell the wool !

August 4, 2011 at 3:43 PM

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