This morning, we bid fond farewell to Donegal, but not before getting a photo with our B&B hostess, Theresa.
This was our second time staying with her, and she was certain to be sure that we were well cared for while staying at her establishment, Ard Na Breathe. She mentioned to us that she decided to take her B&B off line for next year. Kind of sad, because the venue is in the perfect location, and offers a lovely get away. But I can understand how this kind of work can be challenging after being in the business for 20 years.
We headed to Ballinta to attend 11:00 Mass in St. Brigid's Church.
You can see how brilliant the sky was today. In fact, the weather here is suddenly uncharacteristically warm, around 85 degrees. Really unheard of here in Ireland.
We headed to the Crom Estate, which took us about an hour and a half to drive. As you can see, it is a vary large piece of land, and it has a full fledged castle on the grounds. It is a private residence, though, and one isn't permitted to actually get anywhere near the house.
But you can see the beauty that the estate offered for our enjoyment.
There was a tearoom on the estate, so, it shouldn't surprise you to read that we decided to splurge yet again today and have some tea with a treat. I picked Victoria Sponge, and didn't regret one bite!
After all, we hiked along for about 4 miles again today.... in the heat....that had to be worth something, right?
After our tea we headed back on the road, for about another hour and a half, before reaching our B&B. It's called the Castle View B&B, and you can see how lovely it is.
However, there is no view of the castle, and our bedroom window actually features a large green hedge. But at least we can open it for some air!
We walked up the street to dinner, passing this beautiful church.
Dinner was pan seared Salmon tonight. And it was delightful!
Tomorrow we'll be off to explore the area...hopefully without melting. Until then!
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