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Continuing our trek northward through Dunmore East we stumbled upon a couple of items of interest when we turned right off of Dock Road. The was a pathway to Ladies Cove, which I showed you from a vantage point above as seen from Dunmore East Park. Once we made our way down to the cove, I managed to capture an image of Jewel of the Seas:

As we made our way down to the cove we passed the Round Tower. Don’t ask me the origins of this ruin, as I’ve absolutely no idea. You can find it on Google Maps, but information is practically nonexistant. Here it is:

Returning to Dock Road we took the opportunity to photograph Saint Andrew’s Church, which we passed a short time before. Here the exterior of the church and its graveyard are rather impressive for so small a town:

Heading south, past the Haven Hotel which I showed you on Monday, you’ll find some interesting woodworking just north of Circular Road:

We were getting a tad peckish by now, so we were heading back toward a place we saw after disembarking the tender (you’ll see that place on Friday). Meanwhile, I continued snapping away on the trek back.

Just south of where Dock Road becomes Convent Road my heart went aflutter when I stumbled upon a near-pristine example of one of my all-time favorite GT automobiles. This is an MGB GT, the shooting brake GT coupé version of MG’s classic MGB:

As I was drooling over this automotive masterpiece of affordable motoring, snapping away from several vantage points, the owner came out to meet me. Below is proud owner Mike, who has won several awards for his restoration of this bit of history. We chatted for quite a while, with me reminiscing about my old MGB roadster in Brooklands Green when Mike asked me to wait while he went in to retrieve a souvenir for me. Here is Mike with his thoughtful gift of an MGB GT badge, which I now proudly display on a bookshelf alongside my books on classic (i.e., Abingdon) MG automobiles:

I really wanted to reimburse Mike for the badge, but he insisted upon gifting it to me. Needless to say, I was extremely humbled and grateful, as these things are not cheap.

Thanks again, Mike!

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