June 3^rd, 2012

Day 14: Cape Clear, Baltimore, Glandor & Clonakilty, Co. Cork, Ireland

The last day I’ll have on Cape Clear (for now)! I woke up this morning, had a quick breakfast and headed outside with  Gayelan and Ana (the new WWOOFer) to get the goats started in their milking schedule. It took a bit longer than usual since we explained everything that needed to be done, but we got them started soon enough and I got to spend a bit more time with them! I will continue to refer to this short vacation as my love affair with the goats… NBD.

Bye bye Lavender!

:)

Babyyy <3

I said my goodbyes (both to the goats and the humans), and Zoe and I headed down to the harbor to catch our ferry at noon. The ferry took about 45 minutes and then we were in Baltimore where we were to meet up with Tina, John and Rob once they came in from their ferry. They had gone out to another island, Sherkin, for Nolwen’s birthday the night before. They missed the 2pm ferry, so were planning on taking the 4:00 that got them in around 4:25.

In the meantime, Zoe and I wandered Baltimore a bit stocking up on sweets, snacks, and finally settling into a pub to get some real lunch (and pints).  We each had a cup of soup- I had spicy tomato and a pint of Guinness. Best thing you could ask for on your return to the mainland. We stayed here for a while, eventually ordering some crisps, another pint, and a grilled cheese to split. Just as we were to set out to explore a bit more it started to rain, so back in we went- this time for some tea!

After we met Tina, John and Rob with a performance of sorts (our own rendition of “For the Longest Time,” to be specific), we hopped in the van and we were on our way home! We stopped at Lidl quickly for some food, and then made our way to  Glandor, a quick stop along the way. Glandor is a peninsula of sorts (I think) that is surrounded by beautiful bays and gorgeous views. The bay was full of sailing boats as well as yahts, and we all got a pint and sat at a table outside to enjoy the decent weather (overcast, but kind of warm) on a ‘summer’ night.

I left my camera in the car so unfortunately I don’t have any photos to share with you, but it was gorgeous. The water was incredibly blue and clear, and the scenery seemed right out of a fairytale.  A perfect pit stop on the way home J

We continued on to Clonakilty and finally arrived back at Desert Serges house! We soon sat down to a wonderful dinner that Tina made- pork chops with a secret sauce on them with cous cous and sautéed veggies on the side. YUM!

It’s good to be ‘home.’ J

Favorite part of the day: Glandor. Not only does it sound like something out of LOTR, it was a beautifully serene place that I never would have stumbled upon had I not been exactly who I was with and where I was at that moment J Something like fate.