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Date: 15th June 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 132 kilometres from Goleen to Travara, both in the County of Cork<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Dursey Island<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Travara Marina car-park. Free toilets and water. N51.67739, W09.99963<\/a> P4N<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 13 days @ \u20ac90 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a little warmer overnight and the sun is shinning in Goleen this morning. Goleen is only a tiny village, just 4 pubs and a shop and cafe and we walked it all yesterday. As we plan to walk Dursey later in the day, it\u2019s coffee and fruit before heading east on the R591.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our French neighbours were watching TV when we arrived yesterday and still watching it as we left. Probably waiting for the roads to improve before continuing on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Whilst the road is very narrow, there is no traffic this time of the morning. We are back on the N71 in half an hour and soon arrive in Bantry. It\u2019s a large port town, with an least 3 potholes for every resident. We turn into the Super Value for a stock up. I must add these supermarkets are excellent, not as economical as a Lidl, but a great variety of fresh fruit etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pam has found a laundromat at a service station on google and we drive on 5 kms to Ballylickey. We first saw these laundromats in France several years ago and we have seen a few here as well. So we do a big wash and dry. I give the Hymer a good pressure wash and fill it with water as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s almost lunchtime by the time we continue to Glengarriff and turn onto the Ring of Beara. Another drive on the WAW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ireland shines with the sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It\u2019s a 55 klm drive along the Beara to the cable car station at Garnish Point.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We get our first glimpse of the cable car, a little rusty is OK.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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