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A weekend trip up to Garibaldi Park, located between Squamish and Whistler. The sunsets and sunrises were glorious and the wildlife exotic!

#garibaldi lake #butterfly #peaceful

Some scenes in Cork. A punny sign for a bar. On a wall along the street in Cork. "Before I die..." and all the blanks had something on them in chalk. Some silly, some common place and some profound.

#cork city

Aug 20 A bumble bee on the heather in the garden at our bnb.

#bumblebee

August 20

Last day in Ireland! Did a little walk about in Cork. Took in their art gallery and went for dinner in a pub with live music. Yes, and drank a beer. I don't generally like beer but this one was ok. And ate Irish stew which was really good. Tomorrow we drive to Dublin and fly to London, Gatwick for an overnight for our flight home on Friday. Six weeks have flown by and so many things are all smushed together so I am looking forward to going through my photos and journal together and remembering it. For those who have been following this journey, I was glad to have you enjoy it with me! What am I looking forward to? A big bubble bath! My own bed. A fullsized toothbrush. Wearing other clothes and shoes. My hammock. Being in the same place for more than 2 days. Seeing my family. The pedicure my family gave me for my birthday. A hair cut. (These items are not in any specific order - well, maybe the bubble bath!)

#going home

We spent 3 hours walking the trails. It was beautiful! Everything from craggy rocks to grassy hillsides, ferny hollows and bogs... yup, I found a bog. Needless to say, it was pretty hilarious getting my foot out, shoe and all.

#ireland #sheeps head #boggy

Once upon a time, someone had a cottage right here and this was the view out of their window. It looks and sounds romantic but I can bet it was cold and blustery most of the time!

#ireland #stone cottage

Aug. 19 we headed south west to the Sheep's Head Peninsula for a little ramble. I think it is named after how the point looks from the sea, however, there were plenty of sheep there!

#ireland #sheeps head

Slate is plentiful on this coast and is used to build all sorts of things... fences and this inukshuk city. The castle tower on Hags Head. The view south from Hags Head. This is the route we could have walked had we known since we could have parked for free!

#ireland #cliffs of moher

What could happen to you... a little demo by me...

#ireland #cliffs of moher

It's a long way in both directions... down too!

#ireland #cliffs of moher

The Cliffs of Moher! An amazing landscape! The cliffs rise 214m/702ft out of the water and go on for 8km along the Atlantic coast. It is a huge draw for tourists! But regardless, it is beautiful.

#ireland #cliffs of moher

The view from the top of the mountain was amazing even in the mist and rain. The prevailing winds have determined the growth of the trees, they all bend the same way!

#ireland #prevailing winds

For Peat's sake! We came across a lot of peat drying on our walk in the Burren. Met a lovely retired couple who were turning their peat. A machine digs it up, compresses it in a tray and then dumps it on the side of the track to dry. So these folks, Gerald and Madeline, own a section of this peat bog and take care of this peat for themselves and their kids.

#ireland #peat

Aug 18 our first stop today at Dunguaire Castle in Kinvarra.

#ireland

So, 80kmh on this road and 100kmh on roads slightly twice as wide...

A few friends we met on the way.

Peat. Fuel for the winter. We saw a number of places with a shed full of this. It is hard and what ever they use to dig it up or cut it, makes it into nice split log sized pieces.

#peat #ireland

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