Just back from Galway, had a fantastic day there at the Volvo Ocean Race festival. Unfortunately we arrived too late for the Red Arrows (who knows anything about protests?) who were rescheduled - in the wrong direction, but this was made up for by the Coast Guard who happily flew their Sikorsky beast over me whilst I was spectating. We saw some of the display from the road between Loughrea and Oranmore....
We bit the bullet and paid to take the Aran Islands' Ferry out to watch the racing, and that was absolutely worth it. I was afraid I'd regret it but we saw so much of these magnificently graceful yachts (70 feet long, no less) racing each other, jostling for position before the start and tacking against each other against the wind - superb.
Much praise is due to Galway City Council, the car parking company (Euro Parks I think) and the bus company for a great park and ride facility at the racecourse. It moved smoothly and efficiently, and (oddly for Ireland) systematically, and we parked all day there for 2 euro each without having to worry about traffic in Galway city. Kudos!
The village is great, centred around Galway harbour - plenty of food stalls (sausage inna bun, it's always good) and that kind of thing. And they even organised the weather!
If you're thinking about it Sunday or Monday, or even later on in the week, I'd highly recommend a visit to Galway - we may never see these boats here again!
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