We picked up a hire car on the Thursday night and took off around the coastline south of Cork city. We passed through attractive towns such as Passage West and Crosshaven and had good views across the bay to Whitegate.

The following day, Sara and I took the day off work and set of exploring West Cork. First stop was Gougane Barra Forest Park, a beautiful lake spot where we went for a walk until we started getting attacked by midges (nasty tiny mosquito things)! ... (more)