Fels Point Hotel Tralee

Well this morning we woke to heavy heads and grey skies. A quick brekkie and we were off on the bus once more. We drove along the Dingle peninsula for a while, which some breathtaking cliffs and scenery. At one stage we got off the bus to take some photos, and Mike closed the doors and drove a little way down the road - enforcing some fresh air and exercise! We also got the opportuinity to climb a rather large hill, covered in sheep ...

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Back onto the (new) bus - we picked up some new travellers today, some canadians, an indian and some hawiaan americans. Not too sure what they thought of us all at the start, but i'm pretty sure everyone has bonded now (karaoke is about to start in the pub next door, so everyone is well full!).

We then crossed the river Shannon from county clara into county kerry - which is just spectacular green rolling hills, along the ...

... to see how we react to situations. and if any of you know how many bathroom breaks Nic and I take on roadtrips, you'll know when I say that I have seen more bathrooms in this country than Irish pubs. And they are all grosssss gas station bathrooms...giving us all great thigh workouts!! And it is sooooo hard to find a good cup of coffee here. Honestly, its all instant coffee and super strong. There isnt Time Hortons or Starbucks on every corner.

... of a mountain-side waterfall. We stopped for that, too, before continuing to the bottom of the pass and on to Brandon Point. We’re so used to being the only ones around that we were surprised to see someone had gotten to the point before we did. We met two couples from Wisconsin and talked to them for a while . I told them which pubs had music tonight, and if they’re not too tired we might see them there.

We drove along on the northern side ...

... to see again. As we went around one curve, we had water rushing across the road from the mountain above. The water went through two passages in the brick wall and tumbled down the cliff to the ocean below.

The rain and fog let up enough for us to drive down a very steep path to a beach while the drivers of two other cars decided not to chance it. The beach was a favorite memory, and the last time we were here, we also had it to ourselves. Part of the movie “Ryan’s ...

... started coming across the buses!!!

We made our first stop just outside of town and got a horse and carriage that took us along Lough Leane past Muckross house and the old Abbey and to the Toc Waterfall. On the way around we say a huge wild strawberry plant, more like a tree than a strawberry plant and a huge Rodadendrum TREE.. lol. it was a chilly day and rained a bit on our trip around the place. Jackie ...

... skin rug next to it. Jessica purchased a gorgeous hand knitted sweater for her mother that will look stunning on her. Tomorrow we will be traveling around the Dingle peninsula. We have made the decision to not take the most popular route with all of the other tourists through the ring of Kerry and will be enjoying sights just as spectacular in Dingle. We debated the all morning and after questioning some ...

... a conundrum for the government. What could they do. After much deliberation, he was allowed to enter the government and in 1829 the government passed the Act of Catholic Emncipation giving some well-off Catholics the right to vote and to hold office. This was the beginning of further rights for Catholics during British rule. As in almost every town, Cahtersiveen has a sculpture. This one was particularly interesting, as it was on stilts. It was a row boat in which four monks were ...

HEY EVERYONE!! not sure if anyone is reading this, but.. here goes.. so... our flight was very tiring, no one slept which means we were up for exactly or around 34 hrs straight!! but i did have my first celebration drink on the plane a rum and coke. We arrived in shannon and took a 2 hr bus ride to our apartments which are absolutely amazing! big and spacey, with a kitchen and a living room with tv, and a bathroom in every room. I might add ...

... to get her twelve year old son to practice his Irish dancing for us. He was extremely good, but I’m sure the poor kid felt a little embarrassed at having to put on a circus act of sorts for his mum’s paying guests. And so on later reflection it turned out that this was to be our bronze medal winning accommodation, and for better or worse had just enjoyed our top three favourite Irish B&Bs in three successive nights.