Chelmsford House Killarney
Muckross view Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
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Everything is Green!
... to the dinner bell ... and ate ravenously. Then we played a few games of cards, and she stood up at about 9pm (after beating me soundly at two games, retribution for last night's monopoly game), said, "good-night mom!" and without ceremony was asleep within 10 minutes. Another exhausting day. I cannot go to sleep myself just yet, because I need to wait for the laundry to finish; unfortunately the washer and dryer are apartment-sized, so it is taking a while. We ...
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!
... and decided to have our picnic lunch on the beach. Then we laid down for a little to soak up the sun. Since Shawn has been here, it has been the most beautiful two days ever. Bright blue skies, no clouds, and not even a droplet of rain. We were sweating in the sun and all day I was in shock repeating "its never this sunny here..."
Sunday night we went out to The Bailey to listen to some traditional Irish Music. It was low key, but the band was very ...
Chasing Sheep
... like any American, since there was no sign saying I COULDN'T tresspass, then it must be an honest mistake if I get caught doing it. =) So I crawled through the gate and chased after some sheep. They're terrified of people. Needless to say, I did not get a photo like I envisioned. There were some cute lambs in the fields, though. It's lambing season here in Ireland. After our drive around Slea Head, we ended up in Killarney mid-afternoon. Killarney National Park ...



