Breakfast was included but I passed on the black and white pudding that went with the full breakfast of bacon , eggs, etc etc. We drove by the most direct route to Cork. We stopped in a town about 11.30 for a cup of tea and the only thing open, apart from a newsagent, was a pub. We did not see anything like a café , open or not.
After Cork we went south to the coast to Kinsale, supposed one of the oldest fishing villages in Ireland. It has expanded rapidly in the last few years with facilities for tourists and lost much of its character but we did find a nice café for a late lunch. We drove on through little picturesque villages ( see photo) , along lanes that were quite narrow, along roads with lovely views of the sea, past fields of cows, some sheep usually black faced- a lovely drive. It was green , very green.
We arrived at 6pm at our destination on the shores of Bantry Bay. The couple ( P and C) we visited are elderly relations of John’s mother. They had an Australian flag hanging over the front door. I had met them in Melbourne in 1983 but had no memory of the occasion, despite them showing me a photograph taken at the time of a large group including my family. Kevin and Carol had met them in 2003 when they visited Canberra. John and I were in Italy at the time. The ‘house’ they live in is large. It looks to me more like a small castle. It was built in about 1930 and little has changed since. P and C have led very interesting lives in many parts of the world and they have many artifacts collected over the years. They are very used to having people to stay and are excellent hosts. There were really interesting to talk to and interested in us.
After Cork we went south to the coast to Kinsale, supposed one of the oldest fishing villages in Ireland. It has expanded rapidly in the last few years with facilities for tourists and lost much of its character but we did find a nice café for a late lunch. We drove on through little picturesque villages ( see photo) , along lanes that were quite narrow, along roads with lovely views of the sea, past fields of cows, some sheep usually black faced- a lovely drive. It was green , very green.
We arrived at 6pm at our destination on the shores of Bantry Bay. The couple ( P and C) we visited are elderly relations of John’s mother. They had an Australian flag hanging over the front door. I had met them in Melbourne in 1983 but had no memory of the occasion, despite them showing me a photograph taken at the time of a large group including my family. Kevin and Carol had met them in 2003 when they visited Canberra. John and I were in Italy at the time. The ‘house’ they live in is large. It looks to me more like a small castle. It was built in about 1930 and little has changed since. P and C have led very interesting lives in many parts of the world and they have many artifacts collected over the years. They are very used to having people to stay and are excellent hosts. There were really interesting to talk to and interested in us.
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