I forgot to tell you that the suitcase that was missing after our flight to ireland was waiting for me on Sunday night when we arrived in Donegal. That's good because it had all my cycling gear in it. Sorry to keep you in suspense all this time.
The ride today was a few miles shorter than yesterday's ride with less climbing. Yesterday's ride had 5000 feet of climb compared to 3500 feet today. We saw a lot of beautiful scenery and more sheep. I've been seeing so many sheep the past two days, when I lay down in bed at night, I start counting them (not really but it makes a good story).
We were able to start the ride much earlier than yesterday (9:30 compard to 11:30 yesterday). The sky was overcast but it really didn't rain the entire day. We took it easy, making quite a few stops along the way. There are a lot of places out in the countryside when they cut peat and dry it out. It's then used as a heating fuel. They've been using it for fuel for hundreds if not thousands of years. Other things of note that we passed by today were many fences constructed entirely of stacked rocks and a building with a thick thatched roof.
We checked into our B&B shortly after 5, got cleaned up, then came back into town for dinner. Dinners in Ireland are very leisurely. There's absolutely no rush. That's good because it gives us time to have a good conversation.
After dinner back at our B&B, Nancy and I came to thensitting room with the internet router so I could write our blog. We were soon joined by the owner of the B&B who is a retired teacher. He spoke with us for at least an hour and gave us a book about the history of the school in Ireland he attended as a child. He speaks Gaelic as well as English. It was a treat for us to hear his stories. Nancy shared that her mother is half Irish. Her maiden name is Grace McNiff. Our host shared that the name McNiff is very esteemed in County Donegal because a McNiff started Gaelic football which is wildly popular in these parts of Ireland.
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