27/05 Buncrana - Derry

BUNCRANA - DERRY

23,8 km

1:20 h

Azz...i got up late, at 10:30. Take my bike and run straight to derry. The border with Northern Ireland is 17 km far from Buncrana. I already have some sterlin with me to pay the hostel so i don't need to stop. i'm quite ecxited to go to Derry. I'm curious about the city, about the accent in which the talk, the history, to see the Bloody sunday murals. Electrified!

After i booked the hostel for two night, i went for a walk with my camera along the city's walls that surround the old centre of derry. From these walls you can have a stunning view all over the outskirt including Rossville st. the famous murals street

The Austins Palace

 St. Columb's Cathedral

26/06/2011 Dunlewy - Buncrana

DUNLEWY - BUNCRANA

77,5 km

4:17 h

It's time to leave. Now or never. After 5 days stuck in Dunlewy between rain and fog and wind and storms, it's time to hit the road. I say goodbye to all the staff of Errigal Hostel and i grab my bike ready to make way.
I got here while was rainin, i stayed here while raining and of course i'm leaving while it's raining! wet Donegal!

At least today, unlike the other days, i can take few pictures between the showers. Can you see the trees? Theyr leafs are brown or in some there are none! looks like it's autumn ...

Doe castle

At Rathmullan i had a ferry to catch but i missed the one at 17:40 for 10 minutes so i had to wait for the same to come back and leave again at 19 pm. In the meantime i enjoyed with a pint of guinnes, celebrating the 2000 km by bike...

19:00! Get on board!

From Rathmullan ...

... to Buncrana.

It's alread 19:30 when i get to the other side, i was supposed to get to Derry by night but it's too cold and in Buncrana there is a pleasant hostel. So i opted to spend the night here and leave tomorrow.

See ya in Northern Ireland guys!

25/06/2011 Glenveagh

GLENVEAGH NATIONAL PARK

Close to Dunewy there is Gleveagh national park. It is a remote and hauntingly beautiful wilderness of mountains and lakes. The Park, over 16,000 hectares in extent consists of three areas. The largest of these is the former Glenveagh Estate, including most of the Derryveagh Mountains. To the west are the quartzite hills around Crocknafarragh and to the south, the peatlands of Lough Barra bog, Meenachullion and Crockastoller.

The Glenveagh Castle Estate

The Castle's garden

End of it.