Blogs from Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland, Europe

It is getting warmer here in Ireland, not necessarily drier but definitely warmer. Summer here is a state of mind. They don't rely on the vagaries of the temperature and the presence of the sun to dictate a season. This post comes from down the bottom – County Cork, Kinsale, Cobh, Cork, Ardmore, around to Waterford and up to the Rock of Cashel. The Wild Atlantic Way comes to an official end at Kinsale. It is officially 2,500 kilometres. We have followed it reasonably well, although not religiously. It has been a very good guide to some of the most beautiful places you will find in Ireland and through some of the special towns that make Ireland a great place to visit. Before you get to Kinsale though you go through Clonakilty. A nice little place ... read more

Sorry to have been absent with my updating...I had what i thought were issues with my camera and then with my internet connection, but those have been resolved now. It was my own darn fault. Silly me! I've had a nice few weekends...I went on a nice trip in between the last post and this most recent trip but I have yet to get the photos. Will post that trip soon. This weekend, I went on another road trip through the county of Tipperary. Went to the Mount Melleray Abbey in Cappoquin. It was a gorgeous church run by monks who have taken vows of silence. We wandered the grounds and went through the church. There were certain sections for the monks to sit and pray and there were a few people there taking it all ... read more

A cold front from the East was replaced by a warm front from the West. The result was four days of hard rain. Last Thursday I had a blast cycling around in the rain taking pictures in the emotional mist that hung in the air. Wet, cold, and in pure photographic ecstasy. That was about the last of the fun I had with the rain. ---------------------------------------------------------- A truck is a lory A cigarette is a fag A restroom is a toilet and you get there by going to the loo You ring someone on the phone and call on them at their home The town is small and the streets smaller It makes it as easy to call as it is to ring I called on Mary the Pharmacist to pick up some medicine Being used ... read more

At the end of my first week in Cappoquin things are settling into a routine. In the morning, if I can get myself out of bed I go for a sunrise cycle ride and look for photo opportunities. Then it is back to the Guesthouse for a traditional Irish breakfast that would make your arteries stand on end. the day is a mix of house keeping, exploring, starting to meet people or visiting a nearby town. Then is is back at 6 pm for a dinner that could feed a small family - but there is only me. At night I have been developing my black and white negatives. My host have let me use an extra room for my mad scientist set up - I am having great fun in an old-world geeky kind of ... read more