My six days as a volvo driver
Trip Start
Jun 18, 2007
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Trip End
Ongoing
Dingle Peninsula,
Ireland
Thursday, March 20, 2008
After getting to the airport (as that is where all the car hire places are) we decided to upgrade to a -shudder- Volvo and a GPS unit that talks to me - cause Christina didn't want to get lost - obviously she didn't trust my keen travel sense. She also wanted me to get a auto but i wasnt having any of that. After giving them my credit card we were off (after a few bunny hops).
I was a bit apprehensive about driving especially since i hadn't driving for almost two years but i guess its like riding a bike and we were soon speeding down the Dublin freeway to our first destination (which we still hadn't figured out)
colourful business in south west
. It was then that we drove past our first petrel station and saw that petrol was 1.30 euro a liter - thats was a little scary The general idea that we had figured out was too hug the south west coast of Ireland, drive around the Beara, Kerry and dingle peninsulas.During that time our mission was several: stop at little villages, drink the black stuff and (if there was time) hopefully see some tourist attractions.
I wont bore you with individual tales of what we did in each village but after 6 days I had fallen in love with the scenery of Ireland especially around the peninsulas that had the views of the Atlantic ocean. Many sheep were seen, ancient castles and Celtic crosses photoed and traditional music listened too (with the most interesting being in a hardware shop that transforms into a pub at night).
Needless to say, hiring a car in Ireland (even a Volvo) was a great idea as it let us see so many things that we couldn't by public transport (many -old things- are down goat trails) and let us stop and talk to the locals (and try to figure out what they say through the irish accent).
I the end our last few hours were spent in Dublin airport doing what everyone else was doing - drinking Guinness It was a great way to end two madcap weeks in the emerald isle.
Enjoy the pics
