We ate out more while we were here than we normally do because the food was AMAZING! Kinsale is known as the gourmet food capital of Ireland. To Brian and I it was like eating out in Charleston every night.
The beach out our back door.
Carolyn was upset that I didn't bring her swimsuit but it was definitely not warm enough for that. And Brian decided not to join the polar bear club.
There was a great walking path behind our house which the
girls enjoyed. (And we always love the opportunity to get them out and let them run/ burn energy.)
It was along the harbor and we even met up with
a sea lion. He just stopped and stared at us for the longest time. I thought he was going to swim up to us. Come to find out from our neighbors where we stayed he is tame and follows all the boats in and out of the harbor.
The path eventually led to James Fort, which was built to protect the harbor back in 1601.
We had the whole fort to ourselves and the girls had a great time running around.
How nice would this have been to be in your backyard when you were a kid. The people we rented our apartment from said that is what this fort used to be for their kids. A true Irish playground.
After exploring the area around where we were staying we decided to drive to Mizen Head. We should have known when we stopped to take this picture that some bad weather was rolling in. I don't know if you can tell the layer of fog on top.
By the time we got to Mizen Head you really could not see anything at all.
Unfortunately typical Irish weather of fog and rain made us unable to walk out to the light house here.
I was disappointed but I think that is one the things with visiting Ireland. It is a hit or miss as far as weather goes. Fortunately for us this is the only time during our visit that weather really affected our plans.
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