Leaving school. Actually, leaving Schull on the coast, a lovely small town with a marina and a campsite in the owners garden. As we have travelled around Ireland we have seen many of these signs. Japanese Knotweed is a real problem as it only needs a tiny piece of the
Mizen Head Having parked on the marina at Bantry last night we had a lovely view of the sunset. We were pleasantly surprised that after a walk round town we were only charged €6 for the overnight stay in the car park. Our destination today is the most south westerly
Even more stunning scenery. This morning's swimmers in the river. Plus some Martins to fast to photo. Some unexpected flowers in the hedgerows. And some of the scenery today in the Cork and Kerry mountains, on the Beara peninsular, and no whisky jars in sight. One of the amazing sights
Still not many tourists. Because it's bank holiday here, well a Whitsun I think, we expected lots of tourists, particularly locals. So we visited Blenaville windmill first, this meant going back through Tralee, but not much traffic. It stands at the estuary just outside Tralee and is the tallest tower
Where are the tourists? We could only stay two nights at Tralee because the campsite was fully booked for the weekend as it's bank holiday on Monday and most schools have finished for the summer. Also the site was well designed for families, with lots of space and a wonderful