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Everything is Green!
... glasses in the Land of Oz. After the jaunting ride, we had a picnic lunch, then got back into the car to try to find an elusive hiking trail despite the fact that the promised map-dispensing visitor center was not open. We found it pretty much by accident -- the Blue Pool nature trail, described in my guidebook as follows: "The trail is named for the lake's unusually blue-green color, caused by copper deposits in the soil." The trail was perfect, except: that ...
Ring of Kerry
... bright yellow gorse blooms, lakes, mountains, valleys, and great vistas of the Atlantic Ocean.
This being lambing season in Ireland, there were 100s of little lambs around every corner. They are adorable!
In Waterville, a little resort town along the shore, we stopped to view a statue of Charlie Chaplin who starred in many silent movies filmed in ...
All about Killarney
... on to the town of Killarney. Our driver backed this huge bus off of an extremely narrow and busy street into the hotel area. We could not believe how close he maneuvered to cars parked in the driveway, and yet....nary a scratch on anything!
We were greeted immediately by a group of jaunty carts and drivers which took our tribe into Killarney National Park. Riding in these carts ...
Shawn brought the sun!
... It lead us down a paved road, then a dirt road past some houses and finally into a field. We had to climb over the farmers fence (a ladder was provided) and a sign warned us to mind the cattle-leave only but footprints. It was the most random path but we enjoyed walking through the fields that had the ocean to our left and mountains to our right. We finally came out to the main road that would take us back to town, but we weren't ready so we headed back the way ...
Who's your favorite Welsh batsman?
17 July 2011
Cashel to Limerick Junction, Train to Killarney
45 kilometers
Today was to be a short, divided day. We were going to cycle to Limerick Junction, catch the train to Killarney (about 120km away), and then cycle up into Killarney National Park to spend the night.
The train was at 10:48am, and the station was 25 km away, so we allotted two hours to get there. Of course, we got lost immediately and had ...


