I tried some black and white pudding this morning with my breakfast. Yuck! It tasted terrible and the thought of what I was eating grossed me out since I think it is made of blood and left over parts. I had a lovely view of the bay while I ate and the waiter was a nice old guy. He wrote down directions to all of the things I should do today. Excellent!
The first stop of the day was getting my tire fixed or replaced. I drove to Bantry. It had to be replaced as I suspected since it had a huge hole in it. When I pulled into the tire station all of these old guys kept calling my “love.” Too funny! It cost 65 Euro to get a new tire. I told them to give me the cheapest one they had although that didn’t seem very cheap. From there I drove down the coast to Mizen Head. I stopped off at a sign for the beach. I walked a little ways and over the crest of the hill and voila there was the beach. It was a small beach with huge cliffs on each side. Picturesque! I took a few pictures and decided I must at least wade in the water. I took off my shoes and socks, set up the camera timer, and started running. COLD! The water was freezing! I ran back and set up for another shot. This time I found that I was not in the picture. My running aim was off probably because I was getting hypothermia. One last time I ran out into the freezing water. I just had to do it.
I continued down to a small town and ate at the only place there, O’Sullivan’s Bar. I swear in Cork County that every place is called O’Sullivan’s fill in the blank. I had some soup and hot chocolate. The bar keep is heading to Charleston, SC in a few days and he was hoping the weather would be warm and sunny.
I followed the winding roads and stopped for many pictures along the way. In the town of Brandon, I saw the craziest thing. A dog in the middle of the road, a car parked along the side, and a guy heading toward the dog. Wait a minute! That isn’t a dog, it’s a cow! A baby cow was in the middle of the road in town. The guy walked over, picked up that cow, and you’ll never guess what he did. He put it in the trunk of his car and shut the hatch! That poor cow! I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was the craziest thing.
I made it into Cork. Cork has these horrible 3-lane roundabouts with traffic lights. It is most difficult to maneuver especially while driving on the wrong side of the road. From my hotel window I can see the river…splendid!
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