A week to kill

We hadn't planned on spending a week in Cork, but when the opportunity presents itself, we usually do pretty well to capture it and make it memorable.

Our first day was spent recuperating. The walls were moving, the earth was shaking, my brain was addled, and we hadn't had any libations in 6 days. So, one drink and I was giddy. Cheap date. A shower, some clean clothes and dinner at Cronin's. It's a short walk from the Crosshaven Marina to the centre of life in Crosshaven. I couldn't have done much more.

Morning came, and Alex needed to do some work on dismantling the shaft. We put the sail covers on and got the bikes out, but just could not muster the energy to do much else. But it was Saturday and there were two OCC boats at the RCYC, so we made plans to meet up at Cronin's for drinks. The weather was awesome. What a great evening with David and Trudie s/v Persephone  (from CT) and Robert and Caroline s/v Aragorn (from London) at the iconic Cronin's pub in Crosshaven, Cork, Ireland in brilliant, warm sunshine. A couple of pints, some nice pub fare, and lots of chatter. We're all heading up the West coast of Ireland, so more to come we hope.

It feels really good to be back in Ireland. Even though everything is so much more expensive.