“Go Wild In”
Last year The Irish Times asked people to write about their favorite places to “Go Wild In”. This entry gives you a feel for this place. :) For me, going wild in Ireland is: Time spent in my special places around Ballylickey, Bantry, West Cork. Stepping out of the car and feeling the first taste of a salty Atlantic wind in your face, while looking at the magnificence that is Bantry Bay, Taking the bikes on the little ferry from Bantry and cycling on rarely used roads on the sleepy Whiddy Island, (and enjoying a delicious chowder afterwards in the islands only pub. ) Collecting cockles and mussels at Eagle Point in Ballylickey and eating them, straight from the shell off the BBQ. Getting up early to spot the otter at Snave, and feeding the swans under the falls at the Ouvane in welly boots and raincoats. Daily morning swims followed by a feast of Lucys Cupps buttery scones, [...]