Thursday 19th May
No blog from our notebook as the USB stick has run out so will use Maartens. Decided to go for a drive into the country. Passed through Clane - huge estate housing - saw the ruins of Clane!!
Would appear to be a horsey area of the country with a really quite impressive stud farm in the immediate vicinity. We saw the canals in Sellins. In Naas a biggish village. Went through Balleymore Eustace and through Wicklow Gap to Holywood. The driver and 'satnav' now confused. Lady in her car behind witnessed this indecision and came alongside and passed on correct directions!!!! Beautiful scenery all the way to Wicklow Mountain National park - through Wicklow Gap where we stopped and contemplated the surrounding hills. On to to monastic city at Glendalough. Tea and scones after negotiating yet again, through the chattering masses.
Carrried on to Rathdrum heading for Vale of Avoca. We arrived at the meeting of the waters which was immortalised by Thomas Moore's poem. This is the confluence of two rivers which must be impressive when the rivers are full.
We had lunch and then decided to head home on the N11 highway via Dublin. Haven't seen her majesty all day!!