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Day 3
Today we woke up early and got a cab to the Hertz office. We had originally paid for a stick shift, but at the last minute decided on an automatic, and got the super insurance (doesn't require deductible on card). We got in our (very small) car and got out of the city with little problem. The roads were quite well marked and I had directions from …
In Co. Kerry
... pour. It did not stop until we got closer to ballymarkeery. It was a bit scary as there was a detour onto a road that was not really suitible for high volume of traffic and rough terrain. We did not really relax until we stopped for tea at the same house we attempted to go to on route to Dingle. Then we went home.
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Misty, rainy, sunny, last day in Dingle
... so we kept going out to Brandon Point. Hiked up to a sort of ruin, R slipped and twisted his knee (oh dear) on grassy slope down. Stopped in a neat old pub with a nice friendly gal preparing - yup - seafood chowder and a toastie for us to share. R had Guinness just to ease his pain - HA! Warm tea for B.
Popped into Crean's Brewery on way down (much nicer being on inside of narrow road on way ...
Daytime: Just a little drive in the countryside!!
... this potter Louis Mulcahy near/in Dingle but thought nothing more about him. OH my goodness - yes, stumbled on his actual shop along this drive and Rich went nuts. Huge piece in gorgeous blue being shipped tomorrow. Now he'll definitely need to go back to work and soon!! I found some smaller pieces for the boys/gals - hoping they'd be much happier with this memento than the proverbial ...
Slea Head and the Dingle Peninsula
... ocean with the waves relentlessly pounding the base of the cliffs. Whereever grass would grow seemed to be sheep paddocks sectioned off by either a cliff or stone fences. Some of these sheep proved themselves mountain sheep as they wandered around the side of a hill traversing rocky outcrops to get to the grass. One brave little sheep looked like he may have taken a step too close to the edge that fell away to the roadside, the sure footed little fella managed to get out ...