On Sunday 17 January I went to Bantry. Bantry is a small village on the west coast of Ireland overlooking Bantry Bay. The area is heavily influenced by the Gulf Stream creating a mild climate with heavy rainfall allowing semi-tropical plant growth. With the ocean on one side and mountains on the other side this village is beautifully situated.
I was quite lucky with the weather. During the week Cork had a lot of rain and although the forecast looked promising, you never no in Ireland, especially near the coast. With a perfectly blue sky in Cork but increasing cloud cover during the two hour bus drive to the west I wasn’t surprised to end up in rain just before arriving in Bantry. Luckily it was dry again when I left the bus and only one short shower after half an hour or so was all the water falling from the sky.
With a mix of clouds and sun and temperatures around 4 degrees it was chilly but nice and relaxing to be out for a day.
Check the pictures here.