Raining again. Today we did get spotted sunshine in-between the raindrops. We left Killarney and I was able to fix the blog problem with posting of pictures. We toured Ross Castle and Muckross abbey, where we crashed a funeral. (not really) Then we happened upon some amazing waterfalls called Torc Falls, which sit up above the 3 Lakes of Killarney. There was a serious hike to be had up a mountain, which had a very scenic overview, but the rain came back and it got too foggy.
The ride around the “ring of Kerry” was the amazing part of our day. Every bend in the road revealed mountain landscapes so breath taking, that I was snapping pictures just about every minute. We had fresh seafood chowder in the village of Sneen, and found our B&B in Catherdaniel on the tip of the peninsula in one of the most beautiful seascapes I’ve ever seen. The picture here is taken literally out our back yard of the B&B, and we spent the evening staring at the harbor watching the waves. Apparently there was a bit storm that took out the power for all of County Kerry, which made the national news. We were lucky enough to hit a bar called the Butler in Arms hotel, aka the Fisherman’s pub, which had its own power generator allowing us something to eat.
Skellig Island requires advanced booking, so Dad said he’d be happy to settle with a trip across the bridge to Valencia Island, where there is a Skellig museum instead. Then we’ll push onward toward Dingle to round up our last 4-5 days on that peninsula. We will hopefully hear Padraig O’Shea playing this time tomorrow night. More pictures and news to come.Love to all back home,
PS Our view outside our Catherdaniel B&B is unbelieveable no? Moran's Farm House B&B in
case you ever go there.
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