Anybody who knows us is aware of the enjoyment we derive from travel, usually to far flung places. This time it's different because far flung in the case of Ireland is basically an hour's flying time from our home. Nonetheless, this is a place, with the exception of Dublin, that we have never explored and so my initial golfing trip had provided the opportunity for us to right a long term wrong!
It was yet another beautiful day in Westport as I departed for the three hour drive across to Dublin. It is very noticeable in Ireland to just what extent the country has benefitted from European (read UK) money for improving their infrastructure. New motorways have been built, roads resurfaced and lots of banners with gold stars thanking the EU for their support are on every corner! I have to say that after the UK experience, the Irish road network is a dream and it was pure pleasure to drive across the country without the constant effort of dodging large potholes!
Linda was duly collected and we were able to make a quick escape to the South from Dublin due to the quieter than normal Monday traffic, this being a Bank Holiday. Our first destination was to be Kinsale in the far South and we reached it without problem arriving around 2000 hours at our spectacular B&B sitting high on a hill above the town. Rivermount House far exceeded expectations and the welcome was exactly what we had come to expect from the Irish, warm and friendly.
It was so wonderful to be back with my sleeping partner of some 45 years and not have to worry about the lawnmower being started or the Queen Mary docking in Portsmouth! Sorry Mick, but Linda is definitely my preferred room mate and will be accompanying me on any further golf tour acting as my caddy!
It was yet another beautiful day in Westport as I departed for the three hour drive across to Dublin. It is very noticeable in Ireland to just what extent the country has benefitted from European (read UK) money for improving their infrastructure. New motorways have been built, roads resurfaced and lots of banners with gold stars thanking the EU for their support are on every corner! I have to say that after the UK experience, the Irish road network is a dream and it was pure pleasure to drive across the country without the constant effort of dodging large potholes!
Linda was duly collected and we were able to make a quick escape to the South from Dublin due to the quieter than normal Monday traffic, this being a Bank Holiday. Our first destination was to be Kinsale in the far South and we reached it without problem arriving around 2000 hours at our spectacular B&B sitting high on a hill above the town. Rivermount House far exceeded expectations and the welcome was exactly what we had come to expect from the Irish, warm and friendly.
It was so wonderful to be back with my sleeping partner of some 45 years and not have to worry about the lawnmower being started or the Queen Mary docking in Portsmouth! Sorry Mick, but Linda is definitely my preferred room mate and will be accompanying me on any further golf tour acting as my caddy!
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