Day 16, July 14, 2012

Today, we're visiting the town of Kinsale on the south coast of Ireland. We had an excellent "Heritage Walk" led by Dermot Ryan through the streets of Kinsale. Mr. Ryan has been leading tours for the past 40 years. His tour is the number one rated activity in Kinsale by tripadvisor.com. He showed us an 800 year old church as well as a building that Charles and John Wesley, the founders of the Methodist Church, preached from. He also showed us where a man lived who was the real Robinson Crusoe, the inspiration for the book by Daniel Defoe.

After the tour, we headed for Fota Island near Cork, to the Fota Wildlife Park. I am a zoo lover so this was a "must see" place for me. My wife, Nancy, always lets me have my zoo fix wherever we travel. It didn't disappoint. There are even animals such as wallabies that are allowed to walk freely in the park amongst the people who visit.

After returning to our B&B for a nap, we went out to eat at "The Pink Elephant" Restaurant. It's along the coast away from any towns but seemed to be very popular. The restaurant was pink, the staff people wore pink, and we noticed that many of the patrons  also were wearing pink. I think I'll pass on wearing pink, thank you very much. (The food was good, as was the view from the restaurant).