As the English weather bid us farewell we watched tankers pass very close to our ship, it was becoming foggy & we hoped they all had a good view of us
The port town of Cobh (Cove)
Off to Cork - cold & drizzly but one thing to say about the Irish - almost all of the pubs are in wonderful condition with lots of colourful flower pots.
they're very proud of their pubs
Back in Cobh they were celebrating Australia Day - this celebration is in relation to the convicts who were transported from Spike Island to Tasmania's Port Arthur - the town was in full swing with Australian flags, markets & entertainment. Cobh was also the last port for the ill fated Titanic.
We found a very eclectic pub - the owner "Danny" was an exceptional man - the pub was full of his personal memorabilia
Cliff with Danny & Jacqui the barmaid
This is a photo of Millvina Dean - at only 2 months old she was a survivor from the Titanic, she was also a good friend of Danny & his late wife
A little bit of history from the Guardian newspaper:
Millvina Dean, born on 2 February 1912, had been in hospital last week with pneumonia, having worked as a secretary until her retirement. Her death came just a month after Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, stars of the Hollywood blockbuster about the disaster, stepped in to help pay her nursing home fees. The pair joined with James Cameron, the director of the Oscar-winning film, to donate £20,000 to The Millvina Fund.
DUBLIN
The working port of Dublin didn't inspire hope we would enjoy wandering the city, but the further we walked the more attractive it became. We passed very moving sculptures of the Irish famine
All of these beautiful pubs were in the Temple District.
A friendly leprechaun very happy to have his photo taken as long as we added to his pot of gold
We spent the afternoon sitting in one of the pubs listening to irish music
We farewelled Ireland with a beautiful sunset
BACK TO SCOTLAND
What can I say - Nessie was in her element back on her home soil, but along way from her famous Loch Ness.
Greenock was a very small & quiet industrial town - not a lot of atmosphere
We did spend the morning looking at some beautiful artwork in the McLean museum
spot Nessie
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