So we were now headed east from Galway back toward our final destination of the day!
Lovely homes along the way...
Interesting round about with roads heading off into many directions.. looks like we might be heading off toward Derry, (Londonderry)But we wouldn't reach there today!
I think that was the Shannon we were driving past..
then though some interesting mountain ranges ..
again, all bracken and heather, no trees
and an area of lakes came into view.
late that afternoon, we entered a fairytale forest
and suddenly came out into a clearing at the beautiful Lough Eske Castle.. our accommodations for the evening...
and this was our room.
our dinner companions.. we enjoyed prime beef ... excellent choice!
A friend, Freda, introduced me to the tearoom in the castle.... How lovely that would be if it were teatime!
The music and card room
the grand stair case
the castle alit at dusk
here comes my prince to stroll the grounds with me!
I found this lovely library tucked away between floors... interesting!
there were parlors a plenty here
another gorgeous day the next morning.... I couldnt believe how blessed we were... glad I left my thick heavy raincoat at home!
the attention to detail was so lovely here
And then we were off and jsut a few minutes later our guide told us we had just crossed the border into northern Ireland and the bus stopped at our first destination of day 8!
