Irish holiday

A holiday opposite Hungry Hill, in Ireland's Beara peninsula. A warm, wet place in late July- the summer sun and the moisture-laden winds from the Atlantic making for an alternation between grey downpour and barbecue weather. The landscape is similar to Scotland's, but when the sun comes out there is more heat.

The view is of the sheltered waters of Adrigole bay - a great place for beginner's sailing and kayaking and very beautiful also. To the left, out of the picture, is one of the open Atlantic. No more land between here and America. The lighthouse at the end of the Sheep's Head peninsula winking into the night is a signal that the sea is not to be taken lightly.

I don't know why Hungry Hill has that name. My Irish companions thought it might refer to a potential lack of agricultural fertility. It also crossed my mind that the name might have had something to do with the famine, but the famine affected much of Ireland, not just that hill or that area. By that logic, the should be hundreds of Hungry Hills and hungry valleys and plains too.