Post # 11 Cove (Queenston) Ireland September 17, 2015

     Cove in southern Ireland is our last port of call in Europe. We left for the 4 day

Cove

crossing to St John's Newfoundland tonight. We were in this port for almost 12 hours so that the ship could take as many people to the Blarney Castle as possible. We were there last summer so elected to stay in Cove. It was a beautiful day which made for some good photo opportunities. 

In The Memorial Gardens

Hop House 13 Lager

       Since Cove was a stop for the Titanic to pick up passengers it is Titanic overload. Everything seems to be somehow connected to that ship. The millions (?) of immigrants to North America is important as well. We walked to the Titanic Memorial Gardens on the far side of town, then up the hilly roads looking for a way to get back. Never did find it but a nice man from the area gave us a lift back to the church which helped considerably as Judy is fighting off her cold and has little energy. We heard

Outside Doyles

that half the ship has this cold. We really did appreciated it. A quick visit to the church and then up the small hill where we managed to find Jack Doyles Pub where I had a Hop House 13 Lager. A bit too “ hoppy” for me.

Deck of Cards

    Probably the best part of the day was getting some good photos of the “deck of cards” houses. 19^Th (?) century houses built together all up a hill and very colourful as shown by the photo. Judy wanted to go back for pizza at Alfredo's Pizzeria which we did. By then it was mid afternoon and we had our first dip in the hot tub. It helped. Judy took another contact and slept all afternoon.

    In late afternoon Rhythmic Feet – local school children – performed Irish dancing in the Atrium. Then later an older group presented the folkloric show Gaels Afloat in the

Laving Cove

Princess theatre but we could not get in. Later there was the “Watercolor Fantasy Mediterranean” in the pool but we did not get back from dinner in time. Maybe next time. I did go to the ventriloquist show. Some parts were funny but it is a bit too much of the same thing.

     We did not leave until nearly 9:30 but now we are off on the 4 day crossing and the sea days routine begins.