Monday July 6

Foggy and misty - not the greatest weather if you're interested in actually seeing the view!  But that didn't stop our intrepid band.  Off we went to board Ireland's only cable car.  Apparently livestock takes priority so we were happy to see no cows or sheep queuing up to board. 

Only 6 people can travel at a time.



Deirdre has no fear standing in the swaying cable car before take off.  William is in the background.

But for those who are a bit nervous about slowly dangling their way high across Dursey Sound, provision has been made.  Located at the rear of the car, next to a thumbtacked piece of paper with the words of Psalm 91 imprinted thereon, is a plastic bottle of holy water.

Despite the solid fog that completely obliterated the view of the rocky seacliffs, we had a grand time.  Everyone was in good spirits.  We did cut the trek a bit short, as there was no point in adding on a more demanding section with no vistas to reward us.  Hallelujah, the fog had begun to lift as we made the return trip.  The lower we got, the brighter it got and we were able to see what we had been missing.  If you're interested in seeing more of what we missed, as well as catching a great view of the cable car in mid-air, visit this link: http://www.durseyisland.ie/visitor-photos.html

There are few cars on Dursey Island.  They are brought over on some kind of barge and then they stay there.  Bad mufflers seem to be a requirement.  Only a few people live on the island and the only place to drive is from your house to the cable car "station".  So I have to assume this sign refers to wind speed.

Here's Deirdre and myself enjoying the elusive sunshine on Dursey Island.  Now I'm back at the B&B in Castletownbere and it's raining again.  But soon we'll walk down the hill to Murphy's pub for dinner and a pint.  Life is good on the Beara Peninsula despite the clouds!