It was a bit breezy overnight as we were actually a bit exposed but once again it wasn't cold. An earlyish start and after a problem getting Nellie (the navigation netbook) to play we were away by 10.30, almost immediately into a dull drizzly grey morning which persisted until after lunch. Not long after we'd moved off the smoke alarm went off – low battery warning – upsetting Jamie who wouldn't be settled so were forced to make a couple of stops before we could calm him down. In the mayhem he managed to break Brens bracelet, sending tiny beads everywhere and then the locker door catch decided to join in the fun and went “pingggg” again! Bedlam!
We'd just joined the Ring of Skellig, an offshoot of the Ring of Kerry but were able to find a place to stop and sort things out and enjoy a calming cup of coffee. This turned out to be quite a dramatic road with narrow roads clinging to the cliffs and a couple of steep hills with hairpin bends that nearly caused us problems due to other thoughtless drivers. We crossed over the bridge to the island of Valentia but the weather had really closed in and what views we had were spoiled by the rain. We continued up to Knightstown and used the small ferry to cross back to the main road at Cahersiveen.
This route was chosen because it brought us back to where we'd booked a campsite for a couple of days and as the weather wasn't playing fair we decided to give up for the day and go park ourselves up at the site and have our lunch there. Mannix Point Caravan and Camping site is situated right on the waters edge with full facilities and plenty of room. We chose pitches a row back from the front but still with a good view, mainly to get a little bit of protection but also because they were closer to the (free) wifi router so Colin could watch his football team tomorrow! Except it didn't work!
But then the weather started changing and before long the clouds lifted and it turned out to be quite a pleasant afternoon with the sun even making an appearance late on. We're not very far from the town so we had thoughts of making a foray tomorrow – we both need a bit of shopping anyway. The rest of the day we spent just chilling – we are supposed to be “on holiday”!
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