BlogPostSun16Aug09
This morning we found a café with WIFI free connection where my computer worked much faster. Even though it’s a bit further to walk, it did work better than the cable hookup I’ve been using, and it’s free. But, we bought lattes that cost more than the fee at the other place – still more fun and more likely to run across others to chat with. Yes, there was a man of about the right age there. Next week Jim won’t be here, so who knows what may happen!
Saturday has been another wonderful travel day. We left about 10:00 and returned around 16:00. From Kinsale to Blarney Woolen Mills for a few purchases and then to Blarney Castle for photos. Neither of us was willing to climb the 100 steps to the top of the castle tower to kiss the blarney stone. I think we both have enough eloquence of speech (blarney, that is) to not need more! We had lunch at the Blarney cafeteria – me soup again and Jim Irish stew. Then we took off for Cork and had our first mixup with the roads ending up circling the airport before we got headed straightaway toward Clonakilty (on the coast, again) and wonderful tiny roads along the coast from Clonakilty back to Kinsale on R600 – the same route that Lance Armstrong and others will be riding on the Tour of Ireland. On August 23 they will be coming through Kinsale about noon and I’m planning to be on the street with my camera waiting for them. What a wonderful unexpected treat!
Some of our stops on the back roads were Timoleague, Courtmacshern, Ballinspittle, and Old Head where we found lots of people on the beach or in the surf obviously thoroughly enjoying the surf even though the high temperatures here have been in the 60’s. I have no idea what the water temp is but it’s not for me to swim in!
From Old Head we made our way to Kinsale without disruption. Twice during the day we had directions from locals and that’s much of the fun part! They are so very polite and kind and welcoming!
We’re having our first dinner out tonight at a restaurant named Jim Edwards highly recommended by writers in the Guest Book here in the apartment.
This morning we found a café with WIFI free connection where my computer worked much faster. Even though it’s a bit further to walk, it did work better than the cable hookup I’ve been using, and it’s free. But, we bought lattes that cost more than the fee at the other place – still more fun and more likely to run across others to chat with. Yes, there was a man of about the right age there. Next week Jim won’t be here, so who knows what may happen!
Saturday has been another wonderful travel day. We left about 10:00 and returned around 16:00. From Kinsale to Blarney Woolen Mills for a few purchases and then to Blarney Castle for photos. Neither of us was willing to climb the 100 steps to the top of the castle tower to kiss the blarney stone. I think we both have enough eloquence of speech (blarney, that is) to not need more! We had lunch at the Blarney cafeteria – me soup again and Jim Irish stew. Then we took off for Cork and had our first mixup with the roads ending up circling the airport before we got headed straightaway toward Clonakilty (on the coast, again) and wonderful tiny roads along the coast from Clonakilty back to Kinsale on R600 – the same route that Lance Armstrong and others will be riding on the Tour of Ireland. On August 23 they will be coming through Kinsale about noon and I’m planning to be on the street with my camera waiting for them. What a wonderful unexpected treat!
Some of our stops on the back roads were Timoleague, Courtmacshern, Ballinspittle, and Old Head where we found lots of people on the beach or in the surf obviously thoroughly enjoying the surf even though the high temperatures here have been in the 60’s. I have no idea what the water temp is but it’s not for me to swim in!
From Old Head we made our way to Kinsale without disruption. Twice during the day we had directions from locals and that’s much of the fun part! They are so very polite and kind and welcoming!
We’re having our first dinner out tonight at a restaurant named Jim Edwards highly recommended by writers in the Guest Book here in the apartment.
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