Ireland Day 4 Fota Island

 

Ireland Day 4, Fota Island

Can lightning strike twice in less than a week? No, nothing to do with the World Cup. Nothing to do with the twins. Nothing to do with THB's inability to type a complete sentence without typos. 

Well what the hell is going on?

Two guesses? 

RIGFHT!!! Okay, not right...At 9:44pm the the smoke alarm went off in the hotel. A very clear message (in English, not Irish) said it was time to evacuate the hotel. We made it as far as the time it took for Argentina to score the winning goal (maybe 5 minutes). In the hallway, about to descend the stairs to the front door. False alarm!! 

Is this an Irish "thing"? 

Fota Island in lobby

View from our room

this is why it takes THB and DB 1+ hrs to unpack

the day is spent mostly in Kinsale, about 45mins from Fota Island Resort

rest of morning is making pottery 

our guide for the morning

THB's contribution

DB's soon to be at Beach (assuming the ECC approves)

JM hard at work

KM, JM and THB go for casual dining

DB, EM and CM go for indoor dining and mussels

A local guide takes us around Kinsale

from 1200s

pool time

pool rules

the twins now have the i-phone for pic taking

i-phone returned, the group is having BBQ outside the golf clubhouse

THB is dining alone outdoors, it is way too loud inside: local band, a shouting storyteller, and it is lovely in the courtyard if you are under a large umbrella

killer chocolate mousse  cake

JM singing a song (she's only heard it twice) with the Irish band