Friday (Day 5) of our Irish adventure was an off day from competing and training and we traveled to the picturesque coastal village of Kinsale, in County Cork. We has a wonderful walking history lesson and tour from a local historian. Did you know that the sinking of the Lusitania, which triggered the US entry into World War I occurred just 11 miles off the coast of Kinsale? Did you know that the characters from the children's tale of Robinson Caruso were based on folks from Kinsale? How about this, William Penn, who gave his name to our State, lived in Kinsale with his parents!!!
After the history lesson and tour and a great lunch at the White Lady restaurant (named after a local ghost! Ask us about it), we took a boat tour of Kinsale Bay. A wee bit chilly but a fantastic outing on the bay.
A lot of shopping and walking and then we returned to Cork for the night. We take off, literally, in the morning for a day in London. We will tour the city and attend a London Darby between Crystal Palace and Fulham at Craven Cottage. It will be a fantastic day. I may not be able to post a blog tomorrow night but I will try.
Until next time. All best.
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