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/ Two Bullocks on a Boat in Eire
Having joked about hiding the whisky because the custom’s boat is across the pontoon, we had an early morning knock on the cabin roof. Mark was friendly and chatty and just wanted to see the boat’s papers and our passports. Thankfully no special forms because of Brexit or Covid were needed.
Being a Saturday, and a little later, the beach had a few groups going for a morning dip; many were sensibly in wetsuits.
TS Pelican heading for Cork.
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We walked around the bay to explore the Scilly peninsula which takes its name from the Cornish fisherman who arrived in town when it was a major fishing port and decided to make it their home.
A cormorant drying its wings. This photo was taken in Crosshaven, but cormorant and herons are seen everywhere.
The Spaniard was built on the foundations of an old castle in the 1650s, and originally called the Castle Bar. It took its current name in the 1960s to honour Don Juan d’Aquila who played a significant part in the 1601 Battle of Kinsale.
The interior is very olde worlde, and I felt there might be some very olde worlde insects nibbling at my ankles!
The Scilly Dam, Long Quay.
Another delicious meal in Bruno’s. Perfect for me as every course featured lashings of cheese. Walking home we passed this reel of fishing nets, and nearby there is a shed for ‘retired nets’.
Beautiful evening skies looking towards Kinsale.
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