Wednesday 22nd to Thursday 30th July 2015

I haven't been keeping written notes, so it's all a haze now, but we're based in Bantry mostly. Chris worked Friday through Sunday (24th - 26th) so that was pretty boring for me just sitting around all day waiting. He usually starts work at 12 or 1, so I have a lot of hours to kill, trying to manage taking dogs out on my own and keeping busy.
Went to Bantry Christian Fellowship on Sunday morning : http://www.bantrychristianfellowship.ie/

We've found a spot to park up for the night along one section of the Wild Atlantic Way outside a small fish factory, about 10 miles outside of Bantry, so not too far a drive for after work. I sometimes go down there for the day while Chris is at work just to get out of town, because the other place we park up is on the pier right here in town and it gets busy and noisy........ Further down that road is another spot just above where Hayley the pony trekking lady lives, there's also a spot right down the end of the lane past her house where she said it should be fine to park up. We went pony trekking yesterday (Wednesday 29th July). I haven't been on any kind of nag in about 30 years, so my sit bones are rather painful today, not to mention inner thighs from trotting - something I'd never done before!!

We've had fun and games with alternator trouble - got a new one of those and Chris fitted it himself at the mechanics; carburretor (sp?) trouble - Chris fitted a new one of those outside Adrian's house yesterday afternoon - now we're not being carbon monoxide poisoned anymore which is nice and fuel consumption seems to be much better.

We have been going to Adrian to fill up water, empty toilet and bin and do washing; very kind of them, they just leave their back door open and we go in as we please!!

We've been enjoying getting to know this beautiful area of Ireland, so pretty all the peninsulas and little bays etc. Beautiful views from the pony's yesterday, she took up right up the mountain, good place to run - not much of that has been happening lately, just a lot of napping and cake eating - I'm sure it's the weather!!

Last night Wednesday 29th July after the pony trekking we headed up the road we'd just ridden on and did a different bit of the coast. I will have to ask Chris the name of the place we camped last night, but it was lovely - little harbour, nice place for the dogs to run free, 4 star toilets, very nice, we have some lovely photos........

One thing that we're struggling with here is finding places to walk the dogs - there are no public footpaths like in the UK and although we're in an area with good walks, dogs aren't allowed because they're private nature areas; probably also why we're not getting much running in.