A rugged foreground of scattered, moss-covered grey boulders forming the ruins of an ancient stone structure. Behind it, a dark green pine forest lines the horizon. In the distance, rolling hills sit beneath a highly dramatic, moody sky filled with heavy grey clouds and bright patches of brilliant sunlight breaking through. The striking contrast between the dark stones and the bright sunlit clouds creates a deeply mystical and atmospheric feel.

5 minutes before this photo it was bright blue skies and sun, sun, sun. 5 minutes after this photo, I got pelted by hail. Ahhh Ireland!

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The same little one room building, built next to an ancient wedge tomb (different viewpoint)
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In the middle of nowhere sits the ruins of a tiny little one room house.
To the side of the house sits an ancient wedge tomb, dating back thousands of years.
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Day 11-Lough Gur Wedge Tomb

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Day 11-Lough Gur Wedge Tomb

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Screenshot: Map showing route out and back from Ballydehob to Ballyrisode. A 42.6 kilometre trip which at times followed the Euro Velo 1 cycling route, alternates and the main road. Two hours and forty one minutes moving time.

Seen from the back, the famous megalithic Altar Wedge Tomb near Toormore, West Cork. This is a popular stop off point along the Mizen Peninsula in all weather. The tomb aligns with the peak at Mizen Head about twelve kilometres away. A peak that was ‘handmade’ into the point we see today.

My bike with panniers parked on the grass in the foreground, with a couple of cars and a red camper van in the carpark at the Altar Wedge Tomb. I stopped here mainly for a little break from the headwind. That didn’t work. Those south westerlies were insistent.

Ballyrisode beach looking back east with Mount Gabriel in the distance. A shallow inlet popular with families.

A planned two day mountain hike up in Dingle w/ a friend got postponed.

So I took off on the bike facing into a warm westerly headwind all the way out to Ballyrisode for a high tide swim via the Altar Wedge Tomb. A nice slow mooch.

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