Was that a gun?

Day 32 - Donegal (Ireland) to Derry (Northern Ireland)

It looked like our run of great Irish weather had come to a stop just a couple of days too early as we woke to strong winds and rain. The national highway took us through Barnesmore Gap on the way to the Grianán of Aileach, an old ring fort on the top of Greenan Mountain. There were spectacular views to the west towards Letterkenny.

From there we drove to the most northern top of Ireland, Malin Head, fortunately by now the weather had cleared, the wind was still very blustery and there were light showers but it wasn't very cold. A large "Eire 80" was written in white stones on the point, a restored aerial marker that was used in WWII to signal both Allied and Axis pilots that they were flying over neutral Irish territory. M walked as far north as he could, following the trail down past the Eire 80 sign to the edge of the mainland where there were some great views. After that we stopped in Farren's Bar, the most northerly pub in Ireland, which was crowded with families enjoying a Saturday lunch. 

We drove on to Derry and walked the city walls, some of the best preserved city walls in Europe. The walls were very wide and gave good views of the city.

About halfway around we came down from the wall and crossed the Peace Bridge, then returned and completed the circuit. At one point we heard what we thought were gun shots, but they were just kids playing with fireworks. We wandered down Waterloo Street, which was lined with pubs and already starting to get rowdy, must be Saturday night in Ireland!