A Day Around Rosslare

DAY 4 – August 6th

Well, more Irish Mist – we had a couple of choices and as they were pretty much all outdoors, it didn’t really matter where we went. On our way out, we made arrangements from the bakery, Petit Plaisirs, for a half a dozen fresh scones and rye bread to pick up the next day. The bakery is very popular and we had been warned that if you weren’t there before 9:00 a.m. (like THAT’S going to happen!) you stood no chance of getting fresh breads, scones or the like. This turned out to be true as we did stop in and the shelves were empty – and it was fairly early, by our “on holiday” standards at any rate. So, ordering for the day of our departure was our option. Mom wanted to see Yola Farmstead a place where the inhabitants and their own distinct language had survived based on farming, community and, um, well, delicately put, close inter-marriage. The public portion was a collection of small stone buildings, paddocks with farm animals, the usual, plus an ostrich, a couple of pretty little deer, a tea house where we stopped or a cup of tea in front of the fire (which, although indoors, was big enough to burn a pallet, and in fact, was – perhaps the only public example of the inter-marriage that we would see), and the obligatory gift shop. It rained off and on and we headed back into Rosslare proper and found a table in the Kelly’s hotel bar and managed a reservation for dinner in the formal restaurant for a couple of hours later. It was a set menu with a number of selections for starters, mains, and desserts. George settled on a steak, mom on lobster, and I had lamb. The portions were huge and none of us was able to finish our mains. My lamb was served as a full plate – with no less than five thick pieces and vegetables and yes, a couple of versions of potatoes as well. Mind, that didn’t stop us from enjoying our desserts …….. coffee and tea were served upstairs in the lounge area where live music (not to our taste unfortunately) was being offered. We didn’t stay upstairs too long and even so, it was a late evening in and finally laying down in our beds a welcome event.