Blogs from Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe - page 2

Today I chased after sheep....only to receive angry "Baas" of irritation from the sheep as they fled from me and my camera. My plan to kidnap a sheep met with an epic failure today. I do think a sheep would be a perfect pet. I could let it out in our yard to eat the grass - thus eliminating the need for a lawn service. And, it could produce yarn for me! We spent most of the day driving around the Dingle Peninsula/Sleahead. Definitely a more traditional part of the country - and most road signs were printed in Gaelic only (I learned that Go MALL means "Go Slow"). Although the driving and navigation is becoming much easier, I am still getting rather tired of driving. I keep trying to convince mom to see the rest ... read more

The first week of our trip was over, and Brian had to go home. We walked him to the bus stop in Galway, and bid our campanion slán agus sábháilte turas (farewell and safe journey)! Then Geoff and I drove to the Dingle Peninsula, in County Kerry. The drive took most of the day and by the time we checked into our B&B that night we were tired and hungry. Had a great time at the local pub where many townsfolk were playing music and singing songs...met some visitors from the states as well (Flint Michigan, of all places). The next day we explored the Dingle Peninsula. This is the southwestern most peninsula in Ireland and quite beautiful. We drove to Dingle by way of the Connor Pass. This is a very tall (very dangerous in ... read more

Sliante! Sadness is sweeping over us. Our love affair with Ireland is coming to an end. We have two more days in this stunning land. Our tour has been awesome. The people have been really great. They have been so great that we have become zombies because of the lack of sleep. We have been around the entire coast line. The scenery can not be described, truly amazing. We had some amazing days at the Blarney Castle and Kinsale. Our livers can not handle the Irish custom of drinking. Apparently, they don't discriminate on what day to drink... and as we were told, Sunday is a part of the week-end. The people are amazingly friendly, and outstandingly witty. Our tour guide, Joseph, is hilarious. Ohhh, and according to one American... He had Shannon figured out to ... read more

I'm nearing the three week mark of my travels & to say it has flown by would just be too obvious. I've been in Ireland now for two weeks and I could go on about how beautiful the scenery is and how great the people are, but again - too obvious, instead I'll share with you a tale which for me will be a long time in forgetting. Last week we were cycling through West Cork and Kerry, whilst in Cork we stayed in a lovely little village called Glengariff, after dinner we all headed out to hear some 'trad' (traditional Irish music). We crammed into a tiny old pub and sat down to listen two English musicians - despite their nationality, they played this traditional music really well :0). Just as darkness was descending (approx ... read more

So I just got back from Dingle- BEAUTIFUL! Pictures pretty much sum up the relaxing weekend I had.... read more