Marty and Dave arrive at last

We are still in Galway and Marty and Dave have finally arrived. After a long travel they are ready to have some serios fun. No doubt we'll take care of that tonight. Gibbs and I also had a hard day for ourselves. We climed Croagh Patrick in County Mayo. It is said that St. Patrick spend lent on this mountain once during the 4th century. It was a seven mile round trip up and down the mountain and it took us the better part of four hours to do the whole thing. It was definitely worth it, though. Besides the fact that it was an awesome pilgrimage, the view was absolutely amazing. Breathtaking doesn't even come close to describing it.

The days before today have been spent seeing castles and different ruins, and of course visiting a few pubs. The highlight of the trip so far has been visiting with my Great Uncle Pat and my Aunt Millie. They still live on our family farm in Knock, Co. Mayo that has been there since about 1790 (by his estimation). He is over 80 years old and still is sharp as a tack. He'll have you laughing till the cows come home. He literally lives in the little Irish cottage. When we walked in the first time, he had a turf fire going right there in the kitchen.

There will be more, of course, but I gotta post some pictures and get to the pub! Take care.

Pub count : ~14