Not so long ago we took our beloved old yellow van on a trip
around the coast of West Cork and Kerry. We got a tiny boat out to
Garinish Island, and saw seals and an eagle, and strange exotic flowers that don't
grow anywhere else in Ireland, and visited a big stone temple
overlooking the bay.
We camped in the woods and stayed up late drinking strawberry wine beside a lagoon ringed in flowers. In the morning I got up early and went exploring down the shadowed woodland paths and along the icy cold stream
After we had breakfast I set up studio under the trees with a tin cup of fresh coffee to make a few pieces of jewellery that needed posting soon.
When I got my parcels in the post, we carried on our way West! We visited all the cheerful little rainbow towns that nestle somewhat defiantly in the hills, out of the way of the cruel and wild Atlantic winds from Glengarriff to Allihies.
On a day like this, you could be anywhere in the world.
