Ádh na nÉireannach

Day 5
A day to relax with a visit to the beautiful Glenveagh Castle.

We had a guided tour of the castle which was built in 1867. The last owner had been a curator at the Philadelphia Fine Arts Museum. He gave the castle to the Irish people in the 1980s.

Blog master's comment
Not much going on apparently no ride today.
So I'll just post up some older pictures.
You will just have to put up with my made up commentary.



Pictures don't lie.
Here is evidence of how high the climb can be from the beach.
The horses climb up here every day
- for me once would be plenty.



Two options
1. If you are near the edge just hold on tight to what ever.

2.  This is just a nice BFF pic, one two three say cheese!



It is steeper than it looks.
Especially when you are the one in the saddle and it just keeps getting faster.
Going down is harder for the rider.
But going up is much harder for the horses.
I pity the horses.



Miles of open beach.
Not person in site. No speed limits.
Can we just have a wee gallop, please?

Neighbourly visitors.
But it looks like she owns the place.

Like this must be the walled garden
at that castle they were going on about.

Blog master's comment
Luck of the Irish
Ádh na nÉireannach
ah na nare-in-ack