Tour of North Mayo coast, Ireland 4/4 - Belmullet island and Greenway near Bangor

Drove over to Belmullet island in the west end of North Mayo, a peaceful underdeveloped farming and wild landscape with some holiday homes along the beaches. Surprisingly quiet for peak summer, mostly are foreign tourists. 

Went for a bike ride cross the island to see the wild area. Under the bright sun, the view of golden sand with blue sea is like in the Mediterranean. 

On the way home, went to Bangor to bike on a Greenway. These are old railway tracks now converted to biking/walking routes. Most are inland except this one, going past a national park, along the coast, over a bridge to Achill island. Really pleasant experience, wonderful views, more or less flat route and far away from road, a feeling of riding in the wilderness.

Greenway 單車徑

十九世紀工業革命年代，愛爾蘭建了不少火車軌，四通八達，連接大小城市，那年代，人口八百幾萬。

然後遇上馬玲薯失收，大饑荒死亡、大逃亡，人口下跌至三百多萬。

小城人口下降，火車不再能為本，路軌陸續廢棄，近年慢慢改作步行和單車徑Greenway。

大多數在內陸，不少在馬路附近，踩單車時聽到車聲，聞到廢氣，不最理想。

這段在西岸由Mulrany 去 Achill Island 的路徑，走在農田、國家郊野公園、海旁、經過小橋到小島，馬路大部份在遠方，最理想。

個多小時路程，一路上看山、荒草山谷、山中湖、和大海，好滿意為看風景而做運動的選擇。