Glengarriff

We stayed in the lovely town of Kenmare, a growing nucleus which is a perfect starting point for sightseeing much of Kerry and West Cork.

Our first excursion was to Glengarriff in County Cork.

The 27km stretch of winding road between Kenmare and Glengarriff is a beautiful scenic route through the hills until Bantry Bay comes into view.

The lads were great passengers (most of the time!)... although they did perhaps subject us to the songs on Granddad's Lazy Town compilation CD once too often... aaahh!

Half way along the winding road to Glengarriff is Molly's farm...

The visitor centre only opens in the summer but the farmer was around and let us have a snoop :)
He gave the boys an animal farm postcard each!

Then we continued on down the road... (stopping from time to time to gree the sheep, of course). Doncha dig our wheels?

Glengarriff crossroads

Snack time in Glengarriff mmm

It was another beautiful day and Glengarriff harbour and Bantry Bay were so sunny and peaceful.

We visited the beautiful botanical wonder of Garinish Island (also known as Ilnacullen), taking a peaceful boat trip there and back- complete with a visit to the seals on the rocks in the bay.

Our little blue boat :)


Hey, sailor!

Garinish Island / Ilnacullen is famous for its beautiful gardens...


The views of the bay are spectacular too...

We snacked here on some peaches... mmmm

A really lovely afternoon.

Before my camera battery died, I got these other nice flowery pix too :)