I'll always be an Over the Bridger

The Island of Cobh,  Co. Cork Ireland where I live is joined to the main land by a bridge known as Belvelly bridge. If you weren't fortunate enough to have been born on the island and moved in from the other side you will always be known as an Over the Bridger.
I came from the Northside of Cork City over 30 years ago to marry a Cobh man so I am a Norrie and an Over the Bridger.
My mother in law Peg Kidney, from the Gaeltacht in Ring Co Waterford married a Cobh man and lived all her married life on the island and died in her 70's, an over the bridger.
These island folk should be counting their lucky stars that we ventured over the bridge to marry them.     They would be very strange folk only for us.

The ruin of Belvelly Castle stands  at the entrance to Cobh. This historic 15th Century Castle, once inhabited by Sir Walter Raleigh is on the market for €275,000.

This series of photographs are of Belvelly Castle and  Bridge.

Camera Settings, Camera - Olympus, Exp 1/320sec, f5.6, ISO 80

Camera Settings, Camera- Canon 70D, Lens Tamron 10-24mm@17mm, exp 1/125sec, f7.1, ISO 100

Camera Settings, Camera- Canon  70D, Lens Tamron 10-24mm@14mm, exp 1/60sec, f7.1, ISO 100

Camera Settings, Camera- Canon 70D, LensTamron 10-24mm@14mm, exp 1/80sec, f9, ISO 100

Camera Settings, Camera- Camera 70D, Lens Tamron 10-24mm@13mm, exp 1/800sec, f11, ISO 100

 Camera Settings, Camera Canon 70D, Lens Tamron 10-24mm@10mm, exp 1/25sec, f14, ISO 100

Camera Settings, Camera- Canon 70D, Lens Tamron 10-24mm@10mm, exp 1/25sec, f14, ISO 100

Baltimore boatyard/graveyard

What is it about some men and boats? I know i have already written about himself and the other love in his life, Conchita but I live in Cobh and I am surrounded by water on the island of Cobh so there will be a lot about boats in my blog.
Before I married himself he owned a sailing dingy, an Enterprise. He loved it. He used to take me out sailing and in an effort to impress, I tucked my feet into the strap(not sure what it's called) and leaned out over the side to add my weight, which was about a stone lighter than it is today to the balance.
I don't think i'd do the same today in such a small boat.
Call it entrapment if you like but once i married him all that hanging over the side nonsense came to an end so he sold The Enterprise and bought a Laser, he was able to sail that alone thank God.
The Laser was sold to buy a bathroom for our first house. Don't feel sorry for him, he has a fine old wooden sailing boat now and a Rankin which is a smaller wooden boat that can be sailed or used to take me around the harbour under engine. Much more my thing than sailing .

During Celtic Tiger days every Tom, Dick and Harry seemed to be arriving into the Harbour in a boat. There were sailing boats, motor boats and jet skis being  sailed and powered by very inexperienced would be boatmen. It's a lot quieter today, the madness didn't last long enough for there to be carnage. The images below were taken in Baltimore boatyard. I called the Title, Boatyard/Graveyard because the place is full of abandoned dreams.

 Camera settings,- Camera used Canon 70D, lens used, Canon 18-135mm@20mm, exp 1/640sec, f10, ISO 100

 Camera settings- Camera used Canon 70D, Lens used, Tamron 10-24mm@10mm, exp 1/60sec, f11, ISO100

 Camera settings-Camera used Canon 70D, lens used Tamron 10-24mm@10mm, exp 1/250sec, f11, ISO100

 Camera settings-Camera used Canon 70D, lens used Tamron 10-24mm@24mm, exp 1/250sec, f11, ISO100

 Camera settings-Camera used Canon 70D, lens used Tamron 10-24mm@22mm, exp 1/100sec, f11, ISO100

 Camera settings Camera used Canon 70D, lens used Tamron 10-24mm@22mm, exp 1/320sec, f11, ISO 100

 Camera settings - Camera used Canon 70D, lens used Tamron 10-24mm@10mm. exp 1/160sec, f11, ISO 100

 Camera settings- Camera used Canon 70D, lens used Tamrom 10-24mm@10mm, exp 1/400sec, f5.6, ISO100

Camera settings- Camera used Canon 70D, lens used Tamron 10-24mm@17mm, exp 1/100sec, f16, ISO 100