Jamie got us up at 2.00 am asking to go out – he started nibbling grass, a sure sign he has an upset tummy but fortunately once back inside he was no further trouble. Awoke to a nice morning and soon on our way again on somewhat narrow, twisty roads of questionable surfacing. Then in the space of half an hour we met coming the otherv way more UK-registered motorhomes than we've seen since we left home, some hired but some private and made a guess that they may have been on an accompanied tour.
We stopped a couple of times at viewpoints but the weather quickly deteriorated yet again until we were in mist and low cloud with just about zero visibility. We refuelled at Castletownbere then continued past Bantry, looking for somewhere to perhaps stop to visit but as usual the only places suitable, i.e. big enough, for us were a little out of town. Pulled into another viewpoint for a lunch break and made plans for an overnight stop then continued on the WAW in miserable weather. Combined with the poor roads we weren't really enjoying today very much.
Had a look at a potential stopping place at Schull but it was very busy so decided to carry on to Ballydehob which had received a lot of favourable reviews. We initially stopped on the quay but shortly after spaces became free near the railway bridge, which was the recommended parking so decamped there. Just as well because later in the evening a tractor/trailer and digger turned up to clear away a huge mound of building rubbish very close to where we'd stopped, working until late evening! A cuppa and discussion about our plans for later in the week and over the weekend as we're not very far from the end of the Wild Atlantic Way.
Apart from the building noise we passed a quiet evening, with the usual walkies. We're not going to be in any rush from now on and hopefully the weather might improve???
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