Blessington

Today we drove to Blessington, stopping at Cahill for a coffee stop. Diagonally across the road from the cafe is Cahir Castle. Built in 1142, it is one of Ireland’s largest castles sited on an island in the River Suir.
Imagine working in the cafe and looking at that view.

I volunteered to find a place for lunch. I navigated us to The Big Blue Bus, in the Avon Ri complex by Blessington Lakes Wicklow, just a few kilometres from our Airbnb. The Big Blue Bus, located in the outdoor food court, sells organic pizzas, with quirky names. We went for Pick the Pear and Knockanstockan - delicious. They were cooked on the bottom deck of a converted blue double decker and eaten on the top deck of the bus.

Dinner was at West Wicklow House with a superb meal. I tried the local hazy IPA & Katie supported a Guinness made cider.

The evening was capped with drinks with our lovely Airbnb hosts, Muriel and Tom, where Glendalough Gin was the drink of the evening.Read more