Live from the Prinsendam - 28 day Azores and Celtic Explorer - May 5th, 2018

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Little prayer spots that you will see near the road.

 

 

 

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Our wonderful guide Moya,

 

She made arrangements for anyone in the group who wanted to be transferred to Donegal for a visit for only 10 euros round trip.

 

 

 

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Of course we took her up on the offer.

 

And after enjoying a bit of Donegal, we hit this local pub.

 

 

 

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Great spot - very intimate and the people were so friendly.

 

 

 

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This is the whiskey I discovered. I took a pic so I wouldn't forget.

 

 

 

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our 2 roll call members who wisely chose the same pub.

 

 

They said their beer was very good.

 

 

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A little bit of Donegal:

 

 

 

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I loved this lovely mosaic in an old book store.

 

 

 

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Prinsendam always has this sign out for our return home.

 

 

 

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Farewell to lovely Killybegs.

 

Home of a lot of bog (as in peat moss). Moya said that the bogs were living museums as they reserve things forever. Things (and people) are still being found to this day.

 

 

 

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If you have the chance to go to Killybegs do it and don't miss the Cliffs. They are amazing.

 

 

 

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Killybegs appreciates it's cruise passengers.

 

They might not have a lot of infrastructure but the local artisans put on a craft show. I got a beautiful handmade tweed purse there.

 

 

 

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Killybegs beautiful harbour. One last look.

 

And it was time to set sail.

 

 

 

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Happy Birthday Kazu!

When Irish eyes are smiling

Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring

In the lilt of Irish laughter

You can hear the angels sing

When Irish hearts are happy

All the world seems bright and gay

And when Irish eyes are smiling

Sure, they steal your heart away

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Happy Birthday Kazu!

When Irish eyes are smiling

Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring

In the lilt of Irish laughter

You can hear the angels sing

When Irish hearts are happy

All the world seems bright and gay

And when Irish eyes are smiling

Sure, they steal your heart away

 

Aww, thank you Gail. We're in Belgium today. ;)

 

It was supposed to rain but so far, the sun has come out. :D

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And, what a way to polish off the evening with this fabulous menu.

 

 

 

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DH had the salmon. We've never seen it offered on the menu before on our HAL cruises and it tasted as wonderful as it looked.

 

Food porn time ;)

 

 

 

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I had a small taste of the liver and onions. OMG it was SO good.

 

 

 

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Our next port was Galway, Ireland.

 

another tender port. 'Sigh'. I will post later about the tenders for 4 and 5* mariners but let's just say for now that I was already growing tired of the inconsistencies.

 

Here is the when and where for Galway.

 

 

 

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Gigianne had arranged a private tour for this port and off we went (once we got on the tender - so glad I am 5* <roll eyes>)

 

Our first stop was this fantastic friary

 

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