Sheen Falls Lodge Kenmare

... of gannets. That in itself is a memorable sight but consider the fact that the wingspan of a gannet is 6 feet across.

Next it is a quick jaunt over to a small landing dock on Great Skellig Island. You are allowed about 2 hours to visit the site. It is a steep and unprotected hike up to the beehive huts near the top. Many people have a difficult time navigating the steep steps. There are no ...

... the touristy thing to do in Killarney don't you know! We trotted past the race track, which was built on landfill and has a 9 hole golf course in the middle!. We stopped at Ross castle, the scene of many a wedding photo as we found - at least 4 weddings stopped by while we were there!

So tonight is the last supper with the tour group. Dinner with everyone then out for drinks - just for something out of the ordinary!

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... tourguide told us stories of the fairies, leprechauns and banshees, those spirits, who if crossed can make your life a living hell, literally. There are many fairy circles around the place, which are not supposed to be stepped into. Apparently one farmer decided to do this one day and ended up taking his life - he had gone mad due to every night going to bed, hearing music outside his house, getting up to investigate, hearing nothing ...

We spent the day driving from Dublin to Blarney and Killarny. All we wanted to do in Ireland was kiss the Blarney Stone in Blarney, but unfortunately we are not wired to take long walks in the pouring rain so the most we could do was pull upto the gates and creep. We continued on to Killarney which is the cutest little city ever...cobblestone streets, super nice people, beautiful little restaurants and bistros, cars parked on sidewalks. We ...

... and how to make it in 5 minutes
- how to find food
- how to recognize symptoms of hypothermia and altitude sickness
- how to identify some plants and their characteristics
- how to recognize animal tracks
- how to make tools from bones and rock
- how to feel and experience more by joining all our senses - by meditation
- how to walk around the forest and not to ...

... 8 people, but Eileen had persuaded the lady behind the counter to lend her 4 wheel drive. This vehicle was not in the best of shape, the tail lights were hanging half off and there wasn’t much fuel in the tank. The warning light stayed on for the trip, but lasted till we returned.

The cemetery was very moving – generations of O’Sullivans buried there with several recent graves ...

... family saw to it that approximately 4,000 local Irish were resettled to this new land as opposed to letting them starve during the famine.

What a fascinating day and a great end to a 21 day journey. Tomorrow we depart Kenmare at 6:00 am bound for Shannon Airport and hope the roads, signs, and weather cooperate with our plans to return home.

Thanks for reading and we will see you in a matter of hours.

The Pilgrims.

Slainte!

... room is filled with a non-matching but very inviting selection of sofas, love seats, chairs and tables. The room flows to different seating areas for semi-privacy. At the far end is a large half-rounded alcove. Wing chairs are in front of the huge windows that over look the bay. Three room categories. All are suites, but do not have completely separate living areas. Peeked in a Standard which had a nice sofa and ...