Riding in a tiny car, my good friend Anna (whom I met during my second year in UCSD's international house) and her mother whisk us away to go camping on the coast of Ireland.
Its a beautiful drive and we stop at Cashel to see a perfect irish relic along the way. St Patrick's church is among the first to introduce neo-gothic architecture and acclaims itself quite the site because that's so. It was a beautiful area and a nice stop amidst a long drive.
When we finally got to the far edge of Cork county we had about an hour before dark during which we'd need to set up camping accommodation for the 10 of us. They do it Weasely style in the Murray family!
The main tent was huge! And it had rooms! And a kitchen and windows and a sitting area. The only thing it could compare to is the tent the Weasely family constructs during the big quidditch tournament in the second or third movie.
We stayed in Eagle Point Campground with a perfect view of an ocean inlet and loads of hiking nearby. Each day we'd go as a whole group on a family walk, wandering small back roads (that cars go incredibly fast down) with sweeping views.
Us girls napped most of the way but as we neared the sight we watched for the sweeping views of the hills and the sea.
Our campsite was perfect. Nestled away from the main road and with large grass lots, we see the ocean for sunset and have the water to play in during the day. This morning the whole family (12 of us all told) got to go on a walk along the back roads. Good conversation and a few times of silence because we were out of breath on the hills kept us going to trod along the gravel path. We accidentally ended up back
at a spot we had already visited and doing so were going the wrong way.
you end up hiking the wrong direction a lot...
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