Driving was much easier today. It helped that all the roads we were taking were major roads. Seriously it’s hard to describe how narrow some of these roads are that are marked 80kph. That’s like doing 50mph with heavy oncoming traffic on Willoughby Run. Yikes! But we are all good. Its fun!
We woke up and had a great breakfast and headed off to the Waterford crystal factory not far from Tra Morh in Waterford. It was an awesome experience. Those dudes are just locked in the zone when they are cutting crystal. It’s probably a lot of muscle memory, but still! I got some great photos from that place and Sara got to help make a crystal pitcher!!
Then we made our way north west for two castles. One in ruins up high on a hill and the other very well kept in a river valley. Both were breathtaking. The weather was much more pleasant and we got to see several more rainbows. Go figure!
After the second castle, which I had to pull Sara away from(she even picked out her own bedroom there!) we headed south through Cork to Kinsale. Kinsale is tiny, no microscopic. The streets are so narrow you’d think they were only one-ways, nope you have to cram two cars in them, and when you can’t then you have to drive half your car on the sidewalks just to pass, yes I did. It was pretty wild.
We found our B&B which is every bit as nice as our Dublin hotel and made our way back into Kinsale for dinner. Sara and I ate at a place that served just us. It must really be the end of ‘the season”.
It was a very good day, spirits were high, lots of blue skies, and only a few wrong turns.
-The End