As I wake on day 13, there is no need to open the curtains to gain an understanding of today's weather, I can hear from my bed the sounds of the rain bouncing off my bedrooms windows, First job after breakfast will be to get the waterproof trousers from the car.
I was half tempted not to have breakfast this morning, I eat fairly late last night, so not that hungry, but I remember the receptionist telling me yesterday that breakfast where I am staying is the best around, so I head down, (no toaster issues today I'm pleased to report), I order the mini breakfast with no egg, when it arrives the waitress gives me a wink and says I've put you an extra sausage on as you didn't have an egg..... this is not helping the waste line ! I have to say it was absolutely great though, a contender for top spot !
Waterproofs on, off we go, today is going to be spent in Co Sligo, which is W.B. Yeats country.
I head off into the rain, and first stop of the day is Streedagh Point, there is a warning sign as I approach that says "Car Park liable to flooding"
I suspect having no wall, or any other type of boundary between the car park and the sea could well make it more susceptible to flooding. I didn't hand round here too long....
Then it was down to Rosses Point Beach, the rain had eased up a bit by the time I got here, however it was soooooo windy, I had to put a fleece on under the now infamous bright yellow waterproof jacket.
It's hard to imagine how cold I was when I took this.....
Ship wreck on the way out of town.
Next it was off to Strandhill Beach, I took a video here but once again it won't seem to upload to the blog, so I've tweeted it https://twitter.com/jimiwoz?lang=en
Next stop Aughris Head I did take a pic of the beach, but much prefer this image......
Easky Beach is the penultimate stop for the day, but the weather is so bad when I get there that the picture is not worth showing.....so I head for the last point of the day, but have the munchies, I spot a little shop in the village of Kilglass, so I pop in to get some nibbles.....interesting chat with the shopkeeper / farmer who runs the shop :-
Him - I'm just admiring your wheels, it's a grand lookin motor car you've got yourself there, you must be fekin mad driving it on these roads....if I had a car like that I wouldn't drive it on these roads.
Me - I don't have much choice, it's the only car I've got.
Him - Well I still think your fekin mad.
Me - I've just spent that last 10 days driving round Co Donegal.
Him - Jeeeeezas man ! you are totally mad ? I'd think twice about taking mi tractor to Co Donegal that roads there are that bad...... your fekin mad !
I paid him the 2 Euro for a bag of crisps, & a Kit Kat and headed off.....He came out of the shop to wave me off, I could see though the window he was saying something, i think it was "your fekin mad"
Last stop of the day Enniscrone Harbour
The landlord of the pub I'm staying in tonight tells me that this is the last of the rain, that tomorrow the weather will be wonderful......I hope his local knowledge is more accurate than the weather app on my iPhone as they are offering very different pictures of what tomorrow has in store....see you this time tomorrow to find out.