FIRST EVENING ON INIS OIRR

THIS IS OUR FIRST DAY ON THE ARAN ISLANDS. WE ARRIVED AT THE FERRY PORT IN GALWAY AT 1730. ONE HOUR TO SPARE, WEATHER IS GREAT & THE EIGHT MAN AMATURE RADIO DXPEDITION TEAM IS IN HIGH SPIRITS. FIVE CARS & A TRAILER PACKED FULL WITH ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. ALL HOPING THAT WE HAVEN'T FORGOT ANYTHING. IT HAS BEEN A 200 MILE TRIP FOR EVERYONE. NOW THE WORK BEGIN, LOADING ALL OUR EQUIPMENT ON TO THE FERRY, THEN OFF AGAIN 90min LATER ON THE ISLAND. ONLY WHEN WE HAD SECURED OUR EXPENSIVE RADIO KIT AT OUR ACCOMMODATION COULD WE THEN RELAX AT THE LOCAL HOSTELRY. THE BLACK STUFF DON'T YOU KNOW. MY BLIP SHOWS THE SUNSET AT 10PM LOOKING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.