We were so glad that the car was still there in the parking lot with the no parking sign.
We picked up some postcards and a few chocolate bars then went for coffee, a tea and a croissant at a little shop by the pier. I am sure that the young waitress did not charge enough for the food.
We drove up through Skibereen and Rossnagrove past a pretty river with a great bridge. So many picturesque places. Our families back home will know how bad the roads are here by the fact that Maureen is only going 70 in a 100 zone. Yes, people were passing us all over the place. But then there was just empty road ahead of us for quite some time. That was very nice.
The road got a little wider at Churchcross when suddenly around a corner in the road we were surprised by bicycles on the road. Now on most roads in Ireland there is never really a shoulder so we were a little nervous passing the bikes hoping that no cars would come from the other direction. We all made it safely, suffering only a little anxiety on our part.
We stopped at a nice park and followed a path that brought us along the river to a where we took a few pictures of really beautiful bridge, the 12 Arches Bridge. It was a great place for a picnic.
We took the N71 to go to Bantry. We passed some road construction guys who had a sign that said they were keeping us safe. What we wanted to know was who was keeping them safe?
Our sun disappeared behind some rather ominous clouds and the rain came. A motorcycle passed us going at a good clip. The countryside is getting more like the foothills. We went over a mountain to see another mountain.
There were a few cars starting to pile up behind us so Maureen being ever the considerate driver pulled over and let them pass. Only 4 went by which was good. We had not created a huge pileup of traffic
We arrived at Bantry which has a huge bay and went in search of Bantry house.
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