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Crosshaven & Kinsale

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We reached Crosshaven for the rendezvous with our crew from London for
the holiday weekend with a day in hand, so we took the opportunity of
visiting Cork for an afternoon. We had shopping to do so we did not have time for tourist attractions, but found it an attractive city. Situated on the River Lee, it shares the distinction with Paris and New York of being founded on an island. Crosshaven is near the mouth of Cork Harbour, on a river with a strong tidal flow. With Finlay and Jeannie, Chris and Maria aboard we moved the short distance round to Kinsale on a day of mirror calm and brilliant sunshine, enjoying the brief company of a pod of dolphins on the way. Kinsale is a very attractive coastal resort and a major centre for yachting. The streets are narrow and colourful, as pictured, and are home to a huge number of pubs and good restaurants. Surprisingly, it lacks a chandlers and we found that the local filling station sells groceries but not engine oil or any motoring requirements!