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Cork Road Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
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Everything is Green!
I got up at 8am and drove into town to find a supermarket. I bought provisions for breakfast and picnic lunches, coffee, and something for tonight's dinner. I also stopped for gas. If you aren't paying attention, it seems cheap: "$1.65?!?" But of course, that is in Euros. And in liters! Best to not think about it. And in any case, our Jukebox gets great gas mileage! I got gas at a small family gas station. The cash register was operated by a 10 year old girl ( /- 2) ...
Ring of Kerry
We left very early this morning...again!! But oh, so worth the early alarm. Just out of Killarney we stopped briefly to see some ogham stones. Ogham is sometimes called the "Celtic Tree Alphabet", based on a high medieval tradition ascribing names of trees to the individual letters.The bulk of Ogham stones are in the south of Ireland, in Counties Kerry, Cork and ...
All about Killarney
Left Waterford in the wee hours of the morning....well not really, but they do keep us on our toes on this tour. Arrived at Blarney Castle Park around 11. It's a beautiful, green, lush park leading to the castle. Janice explored the park and grounds which were in full bloom while I climbed the narrow spiral stairs of the castle to reach the Blarney Stone. Once at the top, each person was ...
Shawn brought the sun!
Shawn arrived on the 24! We had a low key day since neither of us slept due to travels the previous night.
On Sunday (Mal's Birthday!) we went to Bantry to do some walking/hiking. We did not really have a good map and the lady that gave us directions was very vague, so we headed off to create our own adventure. We walked along the coast, onto the beach, down a very small and run down airport runway, up a road, and came across a hiking sign that we decided ...
When Irish eyes are dancing....
It's really impossible to describe how stunning Ireland is. You hear stories of the Emerald Island and the like but seriously, this place is just so green and gorgeous it takes your breath away. We have had an amazing 10 days here. Almost don't want to leave.... A big thank you to our friend Cait for help with the itinerary! Here are some of the highlights from the first week.
County Wexford - this is where the ferry ...


