Kinsale is a small (formerly) fishing village southwest of Cork. Tourism is the main industry now. It's also one of the 'food capitals' of Ireland. It's super cute. We only spent one night here and we both wished we could've stayed another night (although we wouldn't have given up nights in the other towns - just a longer trip!)
The hotel was OK. It was pretty old and it definitely showed it's age. But, it was comfortable and had decent sized rooms, so it was fine. And, honestly, we didn't spend that much time in the room anyway.
One of the best things about our room was our view:
Kevin happens to have a cousin, Jeff, who is married to Kate, whose family owns a pub in town. So the night we arrived, we met up with them at their pub. The pub is the Lord Kingsale and it's the oldest pub in Kinsale. We had a great time catching up (Kev) and getting to know them (me). Here is the pub:
The harbor area the next morning.
I'm annoyed with myself that I didn't get a picture, but the next day we took a land train up to Charles Fort. The fort is out closer to the sea. We had beautiful weather, so it was a really nice ride. The train was a kick - it was shaped like a steam train and it even had (a rather bothersome) whistle that the operator blew (all the time).
Here we are at the fort. Nick TOOK OFF when he saw where we were. You can barely see him under the entryway in the distance.
So, yea, Charles Fort.
Nick surveying the fort.
It's not a good fort without a few canons.
The three of us on a wall at the fort.
The boys.
I'm guessing that the soldiers who got in trouble were the ones that had to man that turret.
A view back toward Kinsale.
More views.
The train operator mentioned there was a nice pub down the hill from the fort. He was right. We had a tasty lunch (and a couple of pints) while looking out over the water. You can see Kev at our table at the bottom right in the picture.
Others that were just having drinks took them out to the wharf wall.
A closer view - it was such a nice day!
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