Day 3 - Traveling the coast

I'm making my way to Northern Ireland, but there's no rush and lots to see along the way, so today there was no destination in particular. My first stop was Drumcliff - site of Yeats's grave, a High Cross, and round tower. There was also a lovely little path along the river and a tea room that provided me with a much-needed coffee and an apple danish with fresh whipped cream - yum!  It made me glad I had accidentally slept too late in Sligo to get breakfast (some festivities in the hotel were a bit loud for sleeping purposes).  This stop also babe me my first glimpse of Benbulben Mountain. Alas, I never got a nice sunny view of it, but it was still a nice view throughout much of the day. Stop number two was Lissadell House, recently visited by Charles and Camilla. The house was nice enough, but I got to see the garden Charles didn't have time for. It was pretty great. Lots of pretty flowers by the water. On the Prince Charles theme, I next visited the little fishing village where his great uncle was blown up by the IRS, Mullaghmore. It wasn't as cute as I expected but there was a pretty cliff and I had a nice lunch. My final stop was just south of Donegal at the Sand House Hotel, whose generous provision of wifi is making this blog post possible.  A long walk on the (windy and, sadly, too cloudy) beach, followed by a rejuvenating shower and a salad with too much dressing rounded out the day. Oh, almost forgot!  I drove through a tiny village named Carney today. Yay Carneys!  :)