Scilly Walk

If you are hoping for a September spent in shorts and t-shirts, don’t come to Ireland.

One minute, all is sunshine and fluffy clouds. The next, it’s raining like you’re standing in the shower. For ten minutes. Then the sun returns. Through it all, the southerly wind blows.

Today offered mostly windy sun, so we decided to take a walk to Fort Charles. It was closed due to electrical repairs in the neighborhood. But really, who cares? The real interest was the loop walk and the star-shaped exterior.

The British built Fort Charles hastily and ill-advisedly in 1682. It was intended to defend against the Spanish Armada, but was vulnerable to attack from higher ground. Which is exactly what happened eight years later in 1690. Fort Charles spent the next 240 years as barracks for British troops.

Along the four mile walk, I amused myself photographing whatever seemed interesting. The photos are in the order we encountered them as we walked from our room, through Kinsale, around the Scilly Peninsula, and along the water to the fort.

I hope you enjoy the trip. If anything needs explanation, I’ll put it in a caption.