Peat Inn

... as all the travelling was breaking up his routine. For eating out and drinking, special mention would have to go to Harbour Inn (for seafood), Old Kiln Cafe, and The Lochside Hotel (for the massive selection of Islay whiskys). One thing that struck me ...

... kinds of yummy meat pies to temporarily salve our hunger.  The evening's repast was scheduled for the prizewinning restaurant at The Peat Inn by St. Andrews.  But what with detours and roads being upgraded, it took us almost 30 minutes more than ...

... and placed in long rows to dry. Signs by the roadside warned of the danger of throwing cigarettes out of the window as peat is highly flammable. The manageress of our hotel in Inniscrone suggested that we walk down to the seaside and take a seaweed ...

... Better Homes and Gardens kinds of grounds. We tasted lots of kinds of wines and made up associations. "I think this one tastes like peat moss, with hints of currants, peaches, and coffee." Bull shit. It tastes good. Or not. Either way.. I just ...

... Chatting with a couple of locals in the pub who were going sailing on the Broads, we learned that this area developed from where the peat was dug out a long time ago.  It is now a popular sailing and nature area and draws many tourists.  This is ...

... .  Of course, despite the sun and dry weather we are still in the Peak District and on these moors, that means peat bogs.  Still, although we get wet and muddy shoes today, we almost laugh off these challenges by comparison to the fearsome ...

... the forest as pitcher plants and vines had formed a canopy. The forest floor felt like a trampoline as it was so moist and had a peat-like texture so that each step left a water-filled imprint on the ground. It was the wrong time of year for orchids to ...

... (44 F). Our first stop was at the islands of the Uros people. The islands are man-made, made by the Uros who collect peat and reeds to create them. The islands seem quite temporary - as does the culture of the Uros people. The islands have turned to ...

... You heard right; a mud bath. We paid perfectly good money (well, US dollars, at least) to ‘float’ in hot, smelly peat and volcanic ash. It’s an experience getting in and then a whole new one getting out and trying to get rid of that ...

... until almost 5 pm. As soon as we left Loch Choire and headed into the vast swamp of "flow country" (the world's biggest blanket peat bog), the midges and clegs returned in force. Sad to say, they were the most notable feature of our next two days' ...

... blacksmiths forge, a stable and dairy. The interiors are authentically furnished with County Kerry period antiques. Demonstrations of peat cutting, stacking and drying (depending on the season) and explanations on this traditional heating source. ...

... to use as fuel – which some still do.  There was an interesting exhibit on the roads they used to make through the peat bogs.  They would actually find pine logs in the bogs and use them for roads and for making roofs for stone houses and ...

... of the most infamous Pennine Way bogs now have a nice flagstone path, to keep hikers from destroying acres of delicate peat ecosystems as they search vainly for a route across not involving hip-deep muck. For another, the stereotypical Pennine weather ...

... fairies lived here and thought we spotted two, but weren't sure. Another highlight of the trip was passing through the peat bogs.  This unique landscape has been harvested over the years for energy, though its harvesting is now being ...

... Newquay back in Cornwall.  In the morning Joel slogged over Great Shunner Fell.  The flagstone path was slowly succumbing to the peat bog, sucked down stone by stone, leaving black gaps in the trail.  The OS map shows the top of the Fell ...

... , Friday, we boarded our coach at 9:00am and began our tour of the Ring of Kerry.  Our first stop was at an old peat (energy source from the ground- burned) farm and The Red Fox Inn which claims to have Ireland’s best Irish coffee.  At the ...

... about all you could find in western Ireland. I must have to say it was a pretty damp existance. We saw some examples of peat farming houses and saw a couple of Irish Wolf Hounds. They were teriffic dogs, HUGE!, but really friendly. The next part of the ...

... called the Kerry Bog Village, which was interesting to see how people used to live. They used to, and still do, burn what they call 'Peat' over here instead of wood. It's like mud and stinks, but works well. There we also had an Irish coffee at 'The Red ...