The photo shows the Kinsale Old Head golf course in the bright green almost out on the point! That's as close as we could get. Very exclusive - 350 euros per round I hear!
BlogPost11Sept09 and 12Sept09
Here it is 9/11 again. I’ll begin with the end – almost. The last stop Margie and I made was at a memorial garden for the firemen who died in the 9/11 event in New York. A spot only a couple miles from Kinsale has a tree for each of the 343 firemen who died. The name is attached to the tree. I’ll try to show a photo of the area where there are benches, a small labyrinth with 9/11 in the center. It is located high on a hill that allows a beautiful view of Kinsale harbor.
Before that, we had breakfast at the Inchydoney Gulfstream Restaurant, a stop at the Timoleague Abbey which is now almost filled with graves and beautiful markers, many Celtic crosses, a stop in Clonakilty to walk the streets of this year’s National Golden Award for Tidy Town, a stop at Old Head of Kinsale where a golf course is located right on top of very high cliffs. Doesn’t seem like a good spot for golf – but Tiger Woods came in a helicopter to play there. It seems to me the wind is so strong one would have a very hard time controlling the ball! (Jim – our drive was on R600 – Remember? You and I covered much of this same road.
At any rate, I’m “home” now and happy to be back. A book I’d ordered did come in so now tomorrow I can study up on Celtic Spirituality from an academic author recommended by the priest at St. Multose. A nice quiet day planned for tomorrow following yoga class in the morning.
Some of you may know that Melanie Oudin made it to the US Open quarter finals. The paper here says “life will never be the same again for the 17-year-old American who became the tournament darling.” I didn’t get to watch any of it, but I’ll bring the article back for her, Luke. She may not have another source for the Irish Independent paper.
Again today I’ve been blessed with an absolutely beautiful sunny day! It seems that every time I’m out “touristing” the weather cooperates.
Time to make a run to the SuperValu for groceries.
Saturday – 14.30 pm. Didn’t make it to the café last evening. It’s a bit more inconvenient having to leave the building again!
Another very good yoga class with Rose this morning. A few more students are beginning to show up now but still only about 6 so a nice size class. Rose is inserting several Pilates bits of instruction which is very helpful – especially to me since I’ve never had any Pilates training. May have to try that next.
Margie told me about a laundry right around the corner so I splurged and had my laundry done there this morning. My jeans had begun to stand up even when I wasn’t wearing them. The salt air at Inchydoney really finished them off. I find it relatively easy to wash underwear by hand – but jeans?
Once again, an absolutely beautiful sunny day! I’m off to the café – hoping for some newsy emails!
Here it is 9/11 again. I’ll begin with the end – almost. The last stop Margie and I made was at a memorial garden for the firemen who died in the 9/11 event in New York. A spot only a couple miles from Kinsale has a tree for each of the 343 firemen who died. The name is attached to the tree. I’ll try to show a photo of the area where there are benches, a small labyrinth with 9/11 in the center. It is located high on a hill that allows a beautiful view of Kinsale harbor.
Before that, we had breakfast at the Inchydoney Gulfstream Restaurant, a stop at the Timoleague Abbey which is now almost filled with graves and beautiful markers, many Celtic crosses, a stop in Clonakilty to walk the streets of this year’s National Golden Award for Tidy Town, a stop at Old Head of Kinsale where a golf course is located right on top of very high cliffs. Doesn’t seem like a good spot for golf – but Tiger Woods came in a helicopter to play there. It seems to me the wind is so strong one would have a very hard time controlling the ball! (Jim – our drive was on R600 – Remember? You and I covered much of this same road.
At any rate, I’m “home” now and happy to be back. A book I’d ordered did come in so now tomorrow I can study up on Celtic Spirituality from an academic author recommended by the priest at St. Multose. A nice quiet day planned for tomorrow following yoga class in the morning.
Some of you may know that Melanie Oudin made it to the US Open quarter finals. The paper here says “life will never be the same again for the 17-year-old American who became the tournament darling.” I didn’t get to watch any of it, but I’ll bring the article back for her, Luke. She may not have another source for the Irish Independent paper.
Again today I’ve been blessed with an absolutely beautiful sunny day! It seems that every time I’m out “touristing” the weather cooperates.
Time to make a run to the SuperValu for groceries.
Saturday – 14.30 pm. Didn’t make it to the café last evening. It’s a bit more inconvenient having to leave the building again!
Another very good yoga class with Rose this morning. A few more students are beginning to show up now but still only about 6 so a nice size class. Rose is inserting several Pilates bits of instruction which is very helpful – especially to me since I’ve never had any Pilates training. May have to try that next.
Margie told me about a laundry right around the corner so I splurged and had my laundry done there this morning. My jeans had begun to stand up even when I wasn’t wearing them. The salt air at Inchydoney really finished them off. I find it relatively easy to wash underwear by hand – but jeans?
Once again, an absolutely beautiful sunny day! I’m off to the café – hoping for some newsy emails!
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