I forgot to mention one of out better finds that happened before getting to Baltimore.
We were trying to find the Cush Wall, south of Kinsale but it turned out that they only way to get to it was by hiking, as I almost got the Tuscon stuck just getting within 500 yards of it. It was also private barb wired land with cattle grazing. I was not comfortable trespassing (even though it is commonly done as intertubz pictures will attest to).
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SO we tried to go to Old Head Lighthouse but alas, the park was closed and gated. We were about to h0p back in the rental when my son's started to meander through the fog. After about 50 feet this opened up before us.
Pictures really don't do it justice.
Anyway back to the present.... after a nice breakfast (another full Irish for me).....
The plan was to take a ferry over to one of the two islands off the coast. These are both
Gaeltacht districts, where people have devoted themselves to the olde Irish ways. There are a few vehicles on them but only for residents. All moot however, as we were fogged in. So our exploring started right in the hotels back yard, where there was a church ruins.
We decided to head into Baltimore Harbor to see if perhaps it was still worth taking the Ferry, but the harbormaster said that we wouldn't be able to see more than 20 feet in front of us out on the islands.
SO we took a look around Baltimore. Sleepy fishing village but cool nonetheless,
SO we headed to the Baltimore Beacon. We had to climb a bit. Kathy and Ry are both a bit slip and fall prone so only Griff and I went.
That sign cracked me up a bit. "Okay, I wont jump from 400 feet above the water" Anyway the hill in the back ground is what we had to traverse to get to the big white
After this, we headed north up towards our destination for the night. We stopped in Bantry for Coffee and danish.
It was a pretty ride but we didn't stop for too many pics.
We arrived at out next B&B in Kenmare. Right over a pub.
I had planned for this to be one of our "expensive" dinners out as there was acclaimed places in town, but we had been living pretty large already and decided to go pub food at the Kenmare Brewhouse. It was quite good. I looked for some music but the rest of my party fizzled out so It didn't happen.