The Slow Road
Two Women Wandering the World
County Cork in Ireland's far southwestern corner features rolling hills and beautiful coastlines. This view is from Knockomagh Hill, near Skibbereen, looking over Lough Hyne to the ocean.
Heather on a hillside
Moss-covered oak trees on the slopes of Knockomagh Hill
The pretty harbor village of Glandore
The Bronze-Age Drombeg stone circle, near Glandore
Remains of a Bronze-Age stone hut, with hearth, next to the stone circle
The fuschia plant, which grows into tall hedges, is a symbol of west Cork
The rocky Mizen Head Peninsula is Ireland's most southerly point
Sheep's Head is the next peninsula north of Mizen Head. We were too cheap to buy a map, so we photographed this one in a window and looked at the photo on our camera as we hiked.
Foxgloves growing wild on Sheep's Head Peninsula
Chris on the Sheep's Head Way trail
A surprising fresh-water lake nestling in rocky hills
Nearing the rocky end of the peninsula
A seal in Bantry Bay near Glengarriff
A swan in Glengarriff Harbour
And a heron
Italianate garden on the little island of Garinish
The Beara Peninsula, the biggest of Cork's three peninsulas
