G-g-g-g-g-galway!!!!

In the words of our beloved Big Mac (aka. Avril)............HOLY MOLY!!! We've made it to beautiful Galway!!!

We left the Lahinch Golf and Leisure Hotel feeling very refreshed, relaxed and ready for our spin to Galway! We were told to expect poor weather so we hit the road as early as possible. Thankfully the weather reports were wrong!!! The sun was beating down on us again (as it has done for much of this trip) which made the scenery along the route even more spectacular.
With the breeze on our backs we managed to make it as far as Kinvara before stopping for a well earned lunch. After filling our bellies we hit the road again. The thoughts of a day off and seeing our friends and family in Galway gave us an extra boost which meant we arrived into Galway city ahead of schedule. We checked into our comfy room in the Imperial hotel on Eyre square, grabbed a quick shower and then headed across town to meet our welcoming committee.
It's really difficult to put into words just how much we appreciated the heartwarming welcome we received upon our arrival in Galway city. A massive thank you to all those who showed up at the Radisson. Special mention has to go to little Joshua, who looked way cooler than Conor in the purple Oakleys!!!

After a quick chat with our welcoming committee we headed out the road to the Sportsground where we were honoured to be guests of Connacht Rugby at the Connacht-v-Leinster Magners League game. Before the match we were introduced to members of the Connacht squad (Tiernan O'Halloran, Eoin Griffin and Shane Conneely) as well as the team mascot Eddie the Eagle!!
After the match we joined our team of volunteers for a bucket collection in aid of the CFAI. Massive thank you to all the volunteers who helped us with the collection. And a HUGE thanks to the people of Galway for digging deep for the CFAI.
After a long day we were delighted to have a day off to recharge our batteries and get ready for the wilds of Connemara over the next few days!!

We would both like to thank everybody we met in Galway City for such a warm welcome, we'll find it very difficult to leave tomorrow morning!!

In particular we would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to those who gave up their time to help us with the bucket collection on a freezing cold Saturday night: Mags, Niall, Gareth, Jenny, Aisling, Caroline, Virginia, Cliona!

Finally we would like to thank CF Advocate for Galway, Caroline Heffernan, and to wish Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames the very best of luck in the Dublin city Marathon which she is running aid of the CFAI. Best of Luck!!!