We utilised a great website, camp in my garden and stayed with a friendly British ex-pat. He had fantastic views over a valley and the ocean near Miltown Malbay, but we had to camp in his front garden, as the wind was very strong.
While the air has been warm, the ocean is still numbingly cold, and despite feeling very warm on our walks and when hanging out at the beach, we haven't managed more than a paddle. It has been a relief from the unseasonably warm conditions.
It has also been great to couch surf again, staying with incredibly friendly people and getting local perspectives. Interestingly, there are so many people living here not originally from Ireland, so we have stayed with Catalonians in Galway, French in Ballyconneely, and a Lithuanian-Venezuelan couple in Tobercurry, as well as an Irishman near Clifden.
