Kilcaw House Kinsale

Hello everyone! I'm sorry about the lack of updates but as you can imagine, life is tough when you're traveling through Europe. Only kidding of course. So, I decided to stay in Ireland for another week or so and have seen quite possibly the most beautiful places I've ever seen. I have a feeling that my favorite places will keep changing as I move through the rest of Europe. After Cork I ended up deciding to check out the Dingle Peninsula and Killarney. The Dingle Peninsula was absolutely ...

So my weekend in Cork was so much fun! I got up early on Saturday morning and went to the bus stop. From there we drove to the Blarney Castle, which was amazing! Everyone that comes to Ireland should definitely make a stop at the Blarney Castle. We were there for a few hours and we went in the castle first and I tried to kiss the stone, but I was really scared and couldn't really reach it. I'm a little disappointed, but oh well, I made the ...

... convinced that Galway is the most beautiful city I've ever seen. The next morning I left for Cork, Ireland which so far has proved to be a dissapointment. I'm going to explore the city a little bit today but I look forward to leaving tomorrow because it's quite shady. I'm still debating whether or not I'm going to leave Ireland tomorrow. Theres just so much I didn't get to see. I'll keep you all updated.

Love,
Kyle

Probably one of the best known things in Ireland.

The Blarney Stone is at the top of the castle. You have to sit down and bend over backwards to kiss the stone below you. I made sure I went further down than then other people up there. I guess one advantage of being tall. Don't think I caught anything from the experience.

Also walked around the grounds and saw the house they live in now.

... One was a modern, fully equipped apartment, with high ceilings, lots of natural lighting, big kitchen, and fancy gadgets all around. The other was a small, stinky, and dungeony cottage, with low light, a fireplace, and a backyard space worth humoring.... This decision was one that would completely shape our year here in Ireland. And for those of you who know either of us well enough, you'll know which option we chose. In one sense, we were looking for the cottage life, with a ...

... et que j'attendrais son appel... C'est long! Je travaille bientôt alors les autres appels vont devoir attendre jusqu'à demain. Oh well! Je suis plus calme qu'hier. J'espère trouver un emploi, ça va être un peu stressant sinon, voyager 2 mois avec l'équivalent de 60€ par jour (bon, dans mon guide ils disent de compter en moyenne de 30 à 40 € par jour pour les "routards fauchés" alors je vais s ...

... J'ai réussi à ouvrir un compte de banque sans problème! C'est un bon début. J'ai ensuite trouvé la Garda Station (police station) où j'ai parlé à une policière pour savoir comment payer mes frais d'immigration... Et c'est à ce moment-là que la chance a tourné! Le monsieur à qui je dois parler pour payer mes frais et tralala, eh bien il était à Midleton HIER. Je dois payer le 100€ au plus tard le 31 mai. Il revient à Midleton le 1er juin. Calvaire! Elle a appelé le ...

... Cork, we decided to stop off at the bottle-shop to get a bottle of Johnnie Walker, some beers and the girls got some wine. We headed back to the hostel & started drinking ourselves silly. Haha, funny thing - we didnt exactly have a fridge to cool our drinks in, but because were in Ireland, and its so bloody cold at night, we had a window seal on an angle. Not a big window seal, so we managed to perfect to open the window just enough to ...

... the boat but there was enough for everyone. There was a beautiful half moon again which brightened up the place a bit. While Jim and Peter were on watch they saw a flare and called Julian. He switched on the VHF to see if it was in use but nothing else was seen. Yvonne and myself were on watch at 2300hrs. It was blowing F5 and gusting to a F6. We took in a reef and shortened the jib to steady the boat. Julian had got the French Forecast and they were forecasting a F7 ...

... fun and laughing! On Tuesday we set out from Galway and drove the Burren (wow that's a beautiful mountainous area) to the Cliffs of Moher. OH MY GOODNESS! I've seen pictures and postcards of these cliffs before...but to actually be there lookin at them in person was breathtaking! I've said before that everything seems to have a green tint here...it's so true...the greens here are so vibrant and rich! We kept driving, past thru a wee town known for it's ...