We camped outside Derry where the hedge in the camp marked the border with the Republic of Ireland. When we woke in the morning we saw the hills in Donegal covered with a sprinkling of snow. We had heard on the radio that the overnight temperature was -4 Celsius.
We headed north and all around the coastline of the Inishowen Peninsula. the roads were pretty narrow but the drivers are very considerate.
This dog thought he was in for some treats as he watched us eating our lunch.
Donegal town is much smaller than we thought it would be with a population of 2450.
We managed to find a tourist office open here and asked for a campground. The receptionist told us that there were some unregistered sites but she wasn't allowed to give us any information on them but we were welcome to camp in the car park behind the building for free. She tried to find us a place to have a shower but the hotels did not want us there and the local leisure centre wanted to charge us 30 Euros.
In the evening the main square in Donegal was bustling with teenagers dressed for Halloween.
We moved onto Sligo which was very pretty.
We drove through the Doolough Valley. In 1849, in icy weather 400 people died as they walked along the road from Louisburgh to Delphi and back. They were hoping to get food and help from a landlord but were refused.
Later we passed the Aasleagh Falls.
