The fog and mist are still here today. It seems a bit heavier than yesterday.
Our first stop was the Drombeg Stone Circle. It was quite that sight in the mist. I am reading the second book in a series about a woman Clair who travels back in time to the late 1700's through a stone circle. This gave us pause as the mist covered the area. Along with the circle are the remains of 2 huts beside each other. The smaller of the huts had an oven area. There was also a well and cooking trough close by. They think all of this area was built at the same time. The hut area for cooking and the circle for ceremony. This was the first time we had seen anything with a stone circle. We found out that the circles in this area are 5-9 stones large. When we thought that the other smaller circle might have had an outer ring, we were incorrect.
We had to stop at the West Cork Model Railway Village at Clonakilty just for the boys. Aidan and Soren's interest in trains is catching. There were a number of trains that made their way through the model villages, castles and towns. They go through tunnels and over bridges. It was very interesting. We thought the boys would have enjoyed it.
Our last stop was at the Timoleague Friary. It was a Franciscan Friary which meant the architecture was very plain. One nice thing that they did in this ruin was to put label stones in the ground so you knew what each part was. This way you did not have to remember the map of the Friary.
We had lunch outside the friary and beside the river. It was nice as the mist had lifted. We watched some birds with long beaks poking around in the sand while the tide was out. One bird pulled out a worm which it took to the water edge to wash it before eating. Soon it was off to Cork and our next B&B.
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