May 26, 2024
Ashford Castle, Historic Cong & The Quiet Man
On Friday May 24th, John & Anne Keane and I took advantage of the sunshine and had a scenic drive through Mayo Co. and went to the historic town of Cong. Ashford Castle is the show stopper here, sitting on the lake, and bordering Galway Co. This beautiful back drop is where a lot of
THE QUIET MAN
with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara was filmed in 1952. The little town is very quaint and a bronze statue commemorates the story. The Castle is now a very posh 5 star hotel and golf course, president Biden stayed at last April.
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PADAR ISLAND , one of the other 3 major islands in Komodo National Park is stunning and unihabited with a walking trail of over 800 steps to the summit, for these amazing views.
KOMODO VILLAGE is a small, mainly fishing family population of just 300 to 350 households. It sits on the east end of Komodo Island within the National Park and is a unique community where locals coexist alongside the native Komodo Dragons.
KOMODO ISLAND NATIONAL PARK in Indonesia was an unexpected rare twist on this voyage. We had no idea that we would be able to anchor right in the heart of this National Park for 3 days. The National Park is comprised of 3 major islands & 26 smaller ones and is home to the legendary Komodo Dragons! We were suppose to anchor at the coastal town of Labuan Bajo and shuttle into the Park. But hours before docking, the Port Agents directed us to anchor right in the heart of the Park. Captain Val made it possible for our tour vendors, to pull right up to the Odyssey , so we had super easy access to our tours saving us lots of logistics and time.