I know we can park at someplace in Galway and bus to the ferry to arian Max (my name for it) or park right at the pier. Which would be safest since we will have luggage in the car? If the Galway is a manned lot, I would imagine it would be better. We would not leave money or passports there, but how would anyone know that? Or should we skip the bus. We stay that evening at a B&B between Galway and the pier, so maybe we should park the car OR luggage there. We are doing that type of thing elsewhere.
Posted by
Pensacola
9110 posts
If you leave the car at the B&B during a day when you're not spending that night, you're really going to make those folks mad.
Odds are the lot is not manned, but I don't know.
I abandoned my car all over the place all of last month in Ireland with stuff all over the back seat, gps hanging, etc. Nothing happened.
I have a sneaking suspicion that crime is against the law in Ireland so they just don't do it. We stood and watched a steet concert for a while in Galway -- not a cop in sight. Walking around one one side of the river in Dublin I saw my second pair of cops for the day. The passenger rolled down her window and waved -- it was the same two Garda who had unscrewed me and led me out of a pedestrain shopping street that I'd blundered into on the other side of the river several hours earlier.
I wouldn't worry about it.
Posted by
OP
Dallas, PA, USA
27 posts
Well, Outside Dublin we were allowed to park all day as that night we would be at that B&B and in Galway, we are there that night when we get back from the Island.
It should be ok, from what I have heard from locals. I just wanted to check. We will have our own GPS in the vehicle, but that will be put away (if there is room in that economy rental.)
Posted by
Bloomington, IL, USA
9371 posts
"Or should we skip the bus." What bus?
You can reach the Aran Islands from either Galway or Rossaveal, and either parking is as safe as it gets. But you might check with the B&B to see if they mind if you leave the car there for the day. They might even be willing to hold your luggage for you until you check in.
And no matter how small you car is, there is room to stash the GPS away (even if it's under the seat).
Posted by
OP
Dallas, PA, USA
27 posts
The bus is operated by the ferry company and runs to/from their parking lot in Galway to the Pier for an extra charge.