Met 2 cyclists from France
at breakfast this morning who had just started their 5 day journey yesterday in Cork. Jim and I enjoyed our breakfast
and visiting with Kay. What a
sweetheart! She told us to come back
again - next time with our grandchildren :-)
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| Kay & Jim |
On our way
to the Rock of Cashel. We stopped for a much-needed bathroom break in Fermoy at
Annie's Cafe. We sprinted to the upstairs bathrooms, ordering a latte, Americano and scone on the way. As I walked
back to the table I heard pounding on the men's room door and heard Jim's voice
on the other side. The handle had fallen off the door and he was locked
inside. I ran downstairs and told the
waitress "my husband is locked in the men's room" to which she
replied, " Do you want me to let him out? ". She was hilarious. The chef used a kitchen knife to remove the
latch and Jim was freed.
Next stop Rock of Cashel. The tour guide was great and the castle (remains) were pretty amazing, but the hordes of tourists, tour busses and tourist shops were disappointing.
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| Rock of Cashel |
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| At Rock of Cashel |
About an hour down the road
was Kilkenny Castle. Again, tour busses galore :-( Not the kind of place we want to visit.
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| Kilkenny Castle |
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| Kilkenny Castle |
Back to Dublin - actually a suburb north of Dublin, Swords, tonight to stay with Jayne and David in a residential neighborhood full
of town houses. We arrived around 7:30 to a house filled with little girls -
there had been a birthday party. Pretty
tired and wrung out from a long day playing tourist and over 5 hours in the
car. Walked into town for a terrific
dinner of salads (yes SALADS!) at the Old Schoolhouse Pub. Walked home and crashed.
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