After another lovely
breakfast of Valerie's we headed for Gougane Barra National Forest, originally used as a site for a monastery in the 6th century. Hiked for 2
hours - the mountains were beautiful and we could see small white dots (sheep
or goats?) near the tops. Much of the
forest was destroyed in February 2014 when Storm Darwin moved through counties
Kerry and Cork with 100+ mph winds.
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| Lots of blueberries! |
Before leaving the area, we
enjoyed our daily mocha, Americano plus scone.
Continued onto Skibberreen
via Bantry (where we enjoyed the farmers market).
In Skibberreen, the tourist office provided a lot of great information
for the Taste of West Cork festivities tomorrow as well as how to find our
B&B.
Kay Ronan of Riverview Bb
greeted us warmly into her farmhouse.
Totally charming and extremely gregarious, Kay showed us our room and
brought us each a slice of delicious homemade apple pie topped with fresh
whipped cream. The apples, as well as everything Kay grows, is cultivated
organically and the milk from her cows are taken to the dairy where she gets
her cream.
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| Apple pie upon our arrival! |
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| Our room at Riverview B&B |
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| Our host, Kay, an amazing person! |
I had been looking forward
to a nice warm shower after hiking. However
the shower yielded only a slow drizzle. Apparently (as Kay pointed out in the
morning) I had pulled the string for the
power to the shower thereby turning it off.
I actually thought I was turning on the light!
Enjoyed a delicious dinner
at An Christan Beag, although not the most peaceful - we were seated next to a
partying of 20 girls!
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