We woke to sunshine, always a good sign. It remained sunny for much of the day, but there were intermittent showers (and even a rainbow).
It’s too far to walk to town in the mornings, but we can walk around our area. and we did. First up, some pictures of the outside of the Sea House, the official VRBO name of our cottage. The last picture is a reflection in the door to the cottage.
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Just 100 yards or so down the path toward the ocean is a working oyster operation. On the way down, you pass some old stone ruins. No oystermen in sight today, probably because it’s Sunday. Maybe we’ll meet some of them some day this week and get some free oysters. You’ll see bags of oysters ready for market in the pictures. And there’s no one around, so I suppose could help ourselves (and maybe spent more time in Ireland – in a prison) . In these pictures, it’s low tide. And there are LOTS of oyster shells. (Find Elaine waving in the distance in one picture.)
Then we took a ride to nearby Marghery Beach. It’s only about 2 miles away.
Next we drove a bit north to Burtonport (Ailt an Chorráin in Irish). It’s named after Burton Conyngham. It’s home to a 20 minute ferry ride to Aranmore Island (which is not part of the Aran Islands near Galway). We could have gone over, but didn’t. Maybe we’ll take the ferry trip sometime this week. Burtonport is also the home of the Lobster Pot Restaurant.
We drove on a bit, but after awhile we decided to return to Burtonport for lunch at the Lobster Pot. It was a nice meal, and we had a good chat with a couple at the next table from northern Donegal. Beers were good – usual Smithwick’s for Elaine and Guinness for me. Elaine had fish and chips again – it’s so good here in Ireland that it’s hard not to get it. I had the Fisherman’s Special – a cup of delicious chowder and an open faced prawn sandwich with salad.
Then it was home for relaxation and naps. We had a brief downpour followed by more sun. And we got a rainbow. Not a great picture, but it was better than it looked.
Dinner was at home. Spaghetti with meat sauce. With a salad and garlic bread.
You don’t get sunsets in Ireland very often with all the clouds, but we had a decent one tonight.
How cute is Sea House Cottage and what a great area for walking. Beautiful views. I sure hope you make friends with those oystermen, Joe. Hi, Elaine, waving right back atcha.
Lunch at the Lobster Pot looks delicious, especially that fish and chips.
Dinner at Sea House (with Jeff’s favorite) accompanied by a rainbow and sunset couldn’t get much better.
Fish and Chips always a favorite of mine too. Better in Ireland from sea to plate, yum. Sunset pics beautiful Joe. Like the new house views.