Top Galway Bus Tours - page 2

Trip is not for the faint of heart, the ferry ride out can be rough when the wind is up, even in July the temps were in the low 60’s, with a feels-like temp in the mid-50’s with the wind and occasional rain. You need layers and a rainproof windbreaker at minimum. Also, there are substantial hills on the island, so I highly recommend the e-bike upgrade. All that said, it was a memorable trip. Phil and Simon were just fun and knowledgeable. We had to meet our ride at 7:45am at the Galway Cathedral, earlier than most places are open for coffee or breakfast, so we had a makeshift breakfast of instant coffee and bananas at our AirBnB beforehand. We shouldn’t have worried about it, Phil stopped on the way down and we were able to get good coffee and breakfast at a cafe that even had Vegan options. The island is sparse and beautiful, the sun would shine for bit, then clouds would roll over you and hit you with a fine soft or grand soft mist and the temperature would drop quickly, only to blow out again as quickly as it came. We never really got wet, it was just chilly and misty at times. Riding around the island in the narrow lanes between stone walls while looking out over a wild windswept ocean was the kind of stuff I came to Ireland to do. Meeting several of the locals and hearing their stories and learning the history of Inisheer was fascinating. I expected it to be one of the highlights of our trip and it met expectations. Highly recommend it, but understand it’s not going to be a climate controlled Disney ride. Dress properly and enjoy it