Back to the Cold Sea !

I’d had a good ,peaceful nights sleep, up in the middle of somewhere ?, and after a leisurely breakfast, set off, again towards my destination of Dublin,as I turned off the motorway, saw signs for Monasterboice, interesting I thought ,so went there.. turned out to be the site of an ancient Monastery settlement, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasterboice with a tower (treasury,safety spot) small church, now in ruins,  and great large Celtic crosses – when I say large, they really were, how they must have been made and erected.. then I continued  via the coast, firstly through a busy seaside resort of Bettystown, and then to a small town called Rush, where I located a nice campsite,http://www.northbeach.ie/ right on the top of the beach, at the back of the sand dunes..and paid the princely sum of $10 for the night !

The sea below looked inviting…and cold, so I decided I couldn’t resist one final sea swim..so I changed and went in…freeeezing ! and quickly got out after I had swam a little…After a nice shower (another $2 !) I wandered in to the small town,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush,_Dublin passing the harbour area and made my way to the library to get on t’internet.. then back to the campsite watching the world go by on the beach below …

I then went back into town for a final Guinness and then my final Irish evening meal…which was ? – Indian Curry ! – although using Irish potatoes ! and there was a special deal, which was still double what I would pay at home ! Then I wandered back along the beach and rocks, collecting some nice rocks and shells for home, looking at the kite surfers who were being blown along by the strong winds.. I rounded the point and arrived back at the campsite, for a read, watching a  tame sunset behind me , but leaving the front screen off, so I could capture the morning sunrise…which I did, just after 6 a.m. I started to see the sun coming up over the sea in front of me, and for the next hour I intermittently watched it rising in front…then went back to sleep, ready for my final Irish journey…to the Port and home !