After 2 days of Dublin, I had booked a hostel room across the island, in County Galway. I picked up my rental car, and headed first to Howth, a little village outside of Dublin, on a peninsula. Since Ireland drives on the left, my brain needed to adjust, and the driving was a bit slower, if I don’t want to say confused.
I drove to Howth, it was a nice sunny day, and I went for a little hike by the sea. I realized I didn’t have enough time to see all of Howth and then drive several hours across the island, so for the rest of the day I was mostly driving to make it to the hostel before their check-in time ends. Along the way I made a few pit stops. After a while the scenery got amazing: rolling hills and empty landscapes. The hostel was close to the west coast, and I got there around sunset. The hostel (Connemara Hostel) had an amazing location, at the Killary Fjord. It was very beautiful and quiet in the evening.