We knew there were smoking restrictions in Ireland, but hadn’t realised they extended to herring. So now they are having to catch their kippers at sea – as this packaging shows. We are now in Dingle after a long trip from Bear Island in Bantry Bay, with little to see other than headlands looming out of the mist as we progressed round the coast and across from Valentia. We plan on staying here to await better weather – the 24 hour forecast is for a SW Force 8 gale (and possibly 9!) – but we are tucked into a nice wee marina in a nice wee town so all is well. There are numerous pubs advertising live music so that will be tomorrow night’s entertainment. One pub that caught our eye was Foxy’s Bar and Hardware Store! Yes, there were gantries and beertaps down one side and bins of nuts, bolts and screws down the other, with the punters in the middle. A shop we saw elsewhere offered computer repairs and fishing tackle! (It’ll be ready next week – would you like to go fishing meantime?)