May 7, 2019 – Bantry, Ireland
We arrived at 8 am and were in no hurry to get tender tickets as we had to meet customs for the VAT refund. We learned that the front desk would take care of the stamp for us and we left on the next tender. We arrived in Bantry about 10 am and headed right for the Sheepshead trail.
Ladders to get over barbed wire.
Rain was threatening and the grass was very wet already. We decided to stick to the road when we could.
We walked out on the trail 4.5 miles and decided not to push our luck with the weather and we turned around.
Bantry was a typical little village in Ireland.
We had a drink at Lucey’s Pub and enjoyed our 42nd and final stop.
Captain Mercer announced after everyone was on board that we were heading for Ft. Lauderdale, 3600 miles away. A storm was moving in from the west and we will be moving southeast. “3 to 4 meter swells, nothing we haven’t seen before on this trip”. He also said we should be through it in 24 hrs or so.…