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Date: 19th July 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 312 kilometres from Dublin to Cork<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Cork<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Connemara Brittany Ferry, (Ringaskiddy Ferry Terminal N51.83251, W08.32056<\/a>) to Santander, Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 40 days @ \u20ac78 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our driver arrives on time and we say goodbye to the Sun House and Akrotiri.  Our scenic transfer to the airport ends 20 minutes later and we find ourselves consumed by the chaos that is Santorini airport.  We queue just to enter the terminal building, that becomes the first of several queues we suffer as the afternoon passes.  Thankfully we finally board our British Airways A320 and calm returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our flights to Santorini were British Airways \u2018City Flyer\u2019 and our return with British Airways. Apparently, City Flyer a subsidiary.  If you have a choice go the City Flyer option the seat spacing, general comfort and service was much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We arrive in Dublin 20 minutes late, then wait almost 30 minutes for our luggage, which to our surprise was nearly the first on the carousel.  We pay to have our parking ticket endorsed (\u20ac10 per day) then head for the bus stop.  The bus drops us close to the Hymer in the huge blue long term carpark just before mid-night.  We quickly check the Hymer and load-up before heading for the ring-road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not wanting to spend another night near the airport we drive the 15 minutes to the Dublin\u2019s Red Cow P+R and call it a night.
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The Red Cow P+R was free overnight. Very convenient for the Luas light-rail as well.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It drizzles most of the night it seems, but stops long enough for us to have a coffee and take the previous picture. The Red Cow is on the southern side of Dublin and we are soon heading south on the N7 for Cork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It drizzled on and off most of the 300 kms to Cork. The traffic is light, we set the cruise control and listen to a playlist from our neighbour Dave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Map of Cork, icon on the P+R<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Cork P+R (\u20ac5) includes 2 tickets for the jump on jump off bus. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The bus driver drops us at the tourist office and we wander in get a map and some advise on which tourist walk to do given it\u2019s already after 2 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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