This morning didn’t start out all that well. The usual car-hire firms don’t operate in Enniskillen apparently, but one of the local car dealers was willing to hire a car at what seemed a very reasonable rate. I was grateful to get a car at all, so didn’t ask too many questions. I was a bit startled to find myself the proud driver of a flash looking new baby Citroen straight off the showroom floor, diesel, with gears (gosh can I remember those?), no GPS, and the fuel light flashing yellow! Apparently, empty to start with is how it’s done in Enniskillen. The alarming thing was I had to find an Ulster Bank to get cash to buy diesel, and find my way to both places without a map before running out of fuel! It took me an embarrassing 10 minutes just to manoeuvre my way out of the car yard 🙂
Anyway, cashed and dieseled up and equipped with the Ordnance Survey map of the district (should have enough detail?) I headed south through Belllanaleck towards Corrigan’s Shore Guest House which looked to be about 15 minutes from Enniskillen. It took a bit longer because the last couple of miles is along a very narrow lane between hedgerows and farm gates. Every time I saw a farmer coming on his huge tractor – or any other vehicle at all really 🙂 I pulled over into the nearest gateway or such, thinking this couldn’t be the way to a popular Guest House!
It is though. As I pulled up by the lake, lovely welcoming Catherine threw open the door and made me a pot of tea with scones! I can’t remember the last time I got to spend an afternoon in such a restful place. All I can hear is an occasional moo, a rooster (!), and a clock ticking. No wonder the guy at the tourist info where I bought the map said he thought this was the best B&B in Fermanagh. Sometimes you can be lucky. I think tomorrow’s plenty soon enough to find Aghavoory townland.
Sounds wonderful! Happy Beatty hunting xx
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Thanks Janet!
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You are in the land of wide silent lakes, of Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett and the Royal Enniskillen Fusiliers. Enjoy the Irish charm.
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Thanks Susan. I think it’s only on the last 2 days that I’ve really been able to enjoy Ireland for it’s own sake. You’re right. There’s a lot to enjoy!
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Haha, Sue, I’d make a similarly embarrassing exit out of the carpark, not having driven a geared car for around 3 decades now! BTW You don’t have a smart phone or iPad with internet access to use Google Maps? Or is there no access out there in the Irish sticks!!
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Yes I do have a smartphone, but just use it for texting or the occasional phone call! All the computer work I do on my laptop. I’m not that hightech a traveller and had thought that modern cars came with GPS!
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Haha, Sue. Must say I just use my smart phone that way too – but the iPad, it’s a wonderful device for travelling. I haven’t found all hire cars coming with GPS – at least not when we’ve hired in Central Australia last year for example. And our daughter bought a new Mazda 2 recently. The basic car didn’t have GPS. She paid extra to have one.
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