Newport or first of many ports

A day of firsts today.

My first experience of Warm Showers (warmshowers.org) awaits me in Newport. Warm Showers is the same concept as CouchSurfing, but specifically for bicycle tourers.
The other first is experiencing the famous Greenway bikeway that extends all of 50km or so along the coast as far as Achill. The intention to build a better cycling infrastructure for tourers along the west coast is an admirable one, but the execution is somewhat lacking, with variable road quality and road works at places.
We meet the most impressive stretch of road thus far between Maam Cross and Leenane. A stunning valley made more spectacular by the continuing sun.
Betty, our WS host, turns out to most interesting and has spent a lot oof her life at sea, manning yachts of various shapes and sizes She inspires me to try and join a yacht crew as my next adventure. Instead of adventures on the high road, it'll be adventures on the high seas next time.