Ardmore, Charles Fort, Kinsale

We began our day after waking in our amazing hotel and took a walk on the beach before leaving town. This is the view from my room in the morning, the air smelled like the sea and there was a nice breeze on my face. I could hear the gulls crying, hoping the fishermen below would throw them some chow.



Chris and I made a fun beach footprint shot. We claim this photo from both of us cause it was a collaborative effort. The rocks on the wet sand looked like jewels and glistened in the sunshine, twas a glorious morning.

Below, is the town of Kinsale. Cute shops, lovely colours. This picture, I think I'll try to paint.

The town of Kinsale from a high view point. It has a great yaht club.

Charles Fort. This fort is full of history and was built in the 1680's (if memory serves me correctly). It was made by the English and was used in the first and second world wars. In the hippie era, it was lived in by those who quoted "make love not war" and smoked pot. It is a large compound in the shape of a star. THe living quarters were cramped and the soldiers had one third the space of that of a prisoner.

Here is a pic of Chris just above the stone mosaic of the Fort, you can see it's star shape.

Our guide. His name is Patrick. (He's not Irish.............Hahahah)

just chilling in the fort