The most south-westerly point in Ireland

A huge day out with no holy wells! Will has been dying to get to Ballyrisode, a beautiful sandy beach on the Mizen. The day was glorious again and I knew it would be rammed. It was, the cars were parked all along the small road to the main road but we squeezed in and found ourselves a spot on the rocks between the two main strands and pretended we had the place to ourselves. The water was crystal clear and Caribbean-like, see extra (and spot the sirens). We swam, had a picnic and then decided to go on to the Mizen head, the most south-westerly point in Ireland. It too was heaving and full of many nationalities, all having a ball in the unexpected Irish sunshine!  Mizen Head is really interesting but I'm too wrecked to tell you about it so google if you wish. Its main claim to fame is this amazing suspension bridge linking the mainland to an island which has a sort of lighthouse but the main light it controls is the Fastnet out in the sea.  There is a visitor's centre and lots of aerobic walkways going up and going down, each with incredible views.  And it has a café - I was gasping for a cuppa.  The true excitement was seeing a pod of dolphins fishing and frolicking - the gannets knew what was going on and gathered above them, plunging down into the sea near them. There were also gaggles of choughs wheeling and chattering near us. 
We finished our day with a swim at Barley Cove which was also thrumming. The tide was out, and we had to walk abut 500m to get above our knees. Blissful once in.
We staggered in to find Himself making a delicious stir fry. He had opted out of the adventure as it was too hot but he is now discovering the joys of swimming  - second day in the water!