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We brought the good weather with us. (Well, me I guess.) It’s been torrential rain for weeks but today was gorgeous. But that I mean it was sunny half the time, lots of cloud and rained (gently) at least 5 minutes every hour but that’s all we needed. I started off walking to Kate’s place. She has a room and studio space at an artists’ residence. It is in idyllic setting. There are cows in the back, chickens to one side and you can see a derelict castle a short distance away. Kate told me that often the rainbows seem to end in their back garden.

Our original plan for the day was to rent a car and drive to nearby sights. I said I’d pay if Kate drove. Unfortunately, we learned that you need to be 25 to be an insured driver in a rental car. So, we had to go to plan b. (In the years I lived here I never once drove. I hate driving at home, can’t imagine it’s more fun here.) We ended up taking a taxi out to Salthill, a beachside town just outside the Galway town. We could see a rain most of the hour or more we were walking. It is a gorgeous area. We also saw a fair number of swimmers – nutty as that seems.

Then we had a little break before we had an amazing dinner at Ruibin. I had chicken liver pate, Kate had something vegan that she really liked and we both had cocktails. It is a lovely place; we’d been there before.

Then we head out to see some Irish music. You’d be amazing how many pubs there are to choose from in Galway. Kate seems pretty well-versed on the topic. So, I was in good hands. We saw some impressive music – with background of sports cheering and discussions.