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Day 20 \u2014 Castlegregory to Cahir<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nice and sunny this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A bright start to the journey home<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First stop was in Castlegregory for a coffee where we got chatting to a Dad from Whitby and his two kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coffee in Castlegregory<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We were looking to take a look at the beaches on the Maharees Peninsula and the girl in the coffee shop suggested we could drive all the way out towards the end, which we did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking back across Brandon Bay<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Dingle mountains from the Maharees<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A final stop on Ireland’s west coast<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A sunny Maharees selfie<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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As far along the Maharees as Ollie was going<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And that was it for the Dingle Peninsula and the west coast of Ireland. We’re heading home now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cahir<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We decided to now break our trip home into two. Drive to Cahir (pronounced “care”) today (Sunday), then to the ferry port via Waterford tomorrow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’d seen that Cahir has a 13th-century castle that’s worth a look so that was our destination to start with and then we’d go and find our campsite in the area. Then tomorow we drive the second leg to the ferry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The castle car park was rammed, and in any case there weren’t any bays that we would have fitted in anyway. So we went across the road from the castle to the SuperValu where they said customers could park and where we found a corner bay with loads of overhang space at the back. We also bought lunch for today, something for the evening and something for the ferry tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The weir in Cahir<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There were plenty of pickings in the river for this guy<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The view towards the church from the weir<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Entering Cahir Castle<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We hitched on the back of a tour that had just started and got half an hour or so of commentary from Rob of London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joining Rob’s castle tour<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Inside the castle walls<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Beware the pigeons from above<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rob entertaining the castle tour<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sue thought Rob was “a bit much” but I liked the jokes and his delivery was comedy without being Disney-cringe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think they took a leaf out of Michael Bentine’s Potty Time<\/em> to make this model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The slightly Potty Time model of Cahir Castle<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Apparently they’d tried all sorts to stop the pigeons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The pigeons remained unconvinced by the deterrents<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Apple Camping and Caravan Park<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

N24 near Cahir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This site is attached to an apple orchard and processing site. They make their own apple juice and cider. There’s lots of hardstanding for campervans and motorhomes, electric pitches, grey- and black-water disposal, and drinking water. The showers weren’t super high pressure but the water was warm. The loos were clean but tired. Loo paper, seats and soap: 6\/10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our pitch at the Apple Camping and Caravan Park<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Inside the camping shed<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They also sold the best strawberries we’ve had in a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Those strawberries disappeared quickly<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Evening at the Apple Camping and Caravan Park<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The camping shed in the distance<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nice site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomorrow we head to the ferry via Waterford.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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