Day 10 - Cobh

A rainbow seen behind our cottage says good morning to us

Another full day in store toady, we head out at 8:15 for Cobh and pass through “The Vee” on the way. The rhododendrons were just barely starting to bloom and you could tell in a few more weeks the whole mountain and pass will be ablaze with color from the thousands of plants ready to pop.

The remains of the tender pier that ferried passengers and cargo out to the Titanic. No restoration has been done as concrete supports that are used today erode with the saltwater and what remains is stronger. Unbelievable this part is still standing!

We arrive in Cobh for the Titanic Trails walking tour we had booked. Cobh was the last land Titanic saw before her fateful journey and where she picked up the last passengers to board. It is a very large harbor and tenders were used to ferry the passengers and mail out to the ship. Today’s ships dock in Cobh. Part of the original dock still stands, but it is decaying badly. We saw the White Star Lines office and also Cunard's. If you have any Irish ancestors in your linage this is where they departed Ireland from.

“Deck of Cards” houses

Titanic Memorial

We also went uphill to see St Coleman's Cathedral and ended the tour at Jack Doyle's Bar where Pat, our guide, bought us all a drink. Everyone in town seemed to know Pat. We then walk back down the hill to have a longer look in the Cathedral. It is stunning.

Tim makes a phone call to his mom. This is a tradition he started a few years ago. When we travel he will call her and ask her to guess where he is. When we cruised the Med a couple of years ago and was at the easternmost point of continental Europe he called her and told her to go out in the yard and wave at him. He has called her from the base of the Statue of Liberty, Niagara Falls, Alcatraz and other places I can't think of now.

Glass cutter in Kinsale

We then travel to Kinsale and choose shopping instead of visiting the Star Fort. Much to my surprise, I find a ballet figurine for Gladys to match one she had purchased a couple of years ago when she was here.

Back home after being out and about for 12 hours and crashed again.