{"id":3093,"date":"2025-06-11T07:59:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T06:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndhop.org\/?p=3093"},"modified":"2026-05-03T20:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:37:44","slug":"day-7-athlone-to-galway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4acrefarm.co.uk\/?p=3093","title":{"rendered":"Day 7 Athlone to Galway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Had a great night&#8217;s sleep at Kevin and Rachel&#8217;s in Athlone. Up early and on the road by 8.30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/4acrefarm.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/17496279951423737399408275509131-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3096\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Took a route by the marina on the river. At the end of the above bridge and guy was sat in the sunshine and I felt led to have a chat with him. Eddie had preciously been an electoral engineer. I asked him about faith and spirituality he responded that he liked Richard Dawkins. The conversation fortunately changed direction and I then had opportunity to share my testimony. I drew our conversation to a close and headed east towards Galway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some lovely flat roads lay ahead of me giving me better progress. I got 10km short of Balinasloe and Trevor Hill called me. We&#8217;d met previously but not to any great extent so it was great to spend some time over brunch chatting and hearing each other&#8217;s stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/4acrefarm.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250611_1257286057633362185229532-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3097\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After lunch I pedaled on and after a short stop in Athanry and opportunity to give testimony I continued to a village just outside Galway where I met last night&#8217;s hosts and parents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prayer&#8230; please pray the riots in Ballymena stop. 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