but windy conditons drove us inside after an hour or so. Our intention this week- end was to visit Sceilig Michael but again, as with last summer, plans were thwarted by choppy seas.
Dinner was very good if not excellent. An Amuse Bouche of tomatoe soup flavoured with lobster, followed by oysters and scallops for starters, followed by filet steak and wild sea bass - (the only place I had seen WILD sea bass was at the food court in Harrods, where stratisferic prices were being quoted! ) Surprisingly, there was no sorbet to cleanse the palet. A cheese board and lemon tart followed by coffee and petit fours completed the meal, all 'washed down' with a half bottle of Sancerre and a bottle of Chateau Musar!
As we finished a group of guests gathered around the piano in the dining room, where the pianist had been playing as we ate. One of the guests was an excellent tenor who sang many songs from the operas, accompanied by the excellent pianist. I thought initially that he was Italian, but as we discovered this morning, he is from St Petersburg but has spent the last 25 years in Canada. I doubt Putin would have enjoyed one of his fellow countrymen singing God Bless America to the 90% of American guests staying at the hotel. The Irish are in the minority, possibly a half a dozen couples.
After midnight, we repaired to bed and this morning following an excellent breakfast of my favourite Eggs Benedict, we are in the process of packing and about to depart..,,
A most enjoyable weekend save for the restaurant service at the lodge which was abominable!!
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