Londonderry, Donegal and Ballyshannon

We had such a great start to the Coastal Road, that we hoped today would be just as good, if not better. Unfortunately it didn’t turn out that way. The drive to Londonderry was not as scenic as the first section we drove. Sometimes it wasn’t even near the coast. We found parking relatively easy and close to the downtown area of Derry, but decided to skip it based on what we saw. We expected to see an older city, not something that resembled Toronto. The main reason for visiting this town was the wall surrounding the centre. We have seen so many walled cities that we have become jaded, so that is another reason we decided to skip it. Donegal had two sites for us to see, the Castle and a Craft Village. The castle was a small wall and half a tower squished in between two larger buildings. The craft village was not at all what Julie had envisioned, being mostly large sculptures and expensive paintings. With the day being a total loss, we moved onto Ballyshannon for a rest at a campsite. I would have ventured out into Ballyshannon but the campsite was actually quite a distance from the town.