Blogs from County Kerry, Ireland, Europe - page 34

Vrijdag 27 april stonden we heeel vroeg op om vervolgens tijdens de drukste dag van Schiphol weg te komen naar Cork. Vanaf daar de trein naar Killarney en de laatste benodigdheden voor de wandeling inslaan. (heeele dure gastankjes) Rond een uurtje of drie aan de wandel richting het Killarney National Park. De bewegwijzering van de Kerry way liet ons al vrij snel in de steek, maar gelukkig hadden we een kaart. Langs Mucross Abbey en Mucross House en het prachtige Mucross lake belandden we uit het toeristisch 'paarden met koetsen-stuk' bij Torc Waterfall. Een steil pad leidde ons helemaal naar boven en vanaf daar liepen we door oeroud eikenbos weg van alle toeristen. Na een stukje klimmen opende een prachtig oneindig berglandschap zich voor ons! Het werd al laat, dus tijd om een plekje voor de ... read more

Hello everyone -- writing tonight about our day spent yesterday on Ireland's lovely Dingle Peninsula! We got an early start out of Killarney and headed northwest toward Dingle. Our first stop along the long and winding road was Inch Spit... a long sandbar in a town called Inch. It was actually totally, shockingly lovely -- it was quite warm, cloudless and beautiful. Almost like we were in Hawaii again. We've included some photos below... Erin was inspired, as you can see. Well, Kevin was inspired to make her do that... We got back on the road and eventually made it to Dingle town, the place of Rick Steves' dreams. It really is a fantastic place -- reminded us of a New England coastal town somehow. We arranged for a boat tour (more on that in a ... read more

Well yesterdays tour took me to the Ring of Kerry, was actually supposed to be doing that today and the Dingle yesterday but talk about disorganised! not me the tour company, so I found myself on the Ring of Kerry yesterday with only a "it might go ahead tomorrow" to accompany my wish to go to the Dingle Pennisula. I seriously think I was spoilt in Edinburgh with those tours, every other tour so far has just been disappointing, maybe thats because in Edinburgh I had hot tour guides (kidding hehe) whereas here in ireland they have only been old men haha but so far no tour has matched those two tours taken from Edinburgh.. Anyway the Ring of Kerry, the must see thing here in Co. Kerry as well as a must if you're visiting ... read more

We woke up in Kilarney, ears still ringing from the night before, but ready to go. Sarah had some tea with a lovely women from England, and we all did some last minute shopping at Dunnes (like a Walmart). Unfortunately, Gabriel recieved some bad news about one of his friends, which changed the tone of the ride a little. We crossed the Shannon River on a Ferry (bus and all) and Kris saw a Dolphin. We learned a lot about the potato famine throughout our journey (very depressing). The history learned on tours like this is awesome, it really makes you feel like you know the country and its people better. The most breath-taking sights were on the Cliffs of Moher (see pictures below). Words cannot describe! After a picnic lunch in a small farm ... read more

Jackie here: Blarney Castle is our trip on the 18th . Touring the castle was great although Tammy and I refrain from kissing the Blarney Stone. The boys did it and now are entitled to some crazy mojo! The drive to Killarney is next. Steve is doing a great job driving and it is quite stressful. I will think twice about complaining about the 101 or 210 freeways. Most importantly, we find a bar with no cover, and a live band that stays open until 2. The band 'DRIVE' is not quite the crowd-pleasers we hoped for, but they have no waiting for drinks and a wicked fog machine that Tammy gets a chance to operate. Live music gives way to a DJ, but thankfully he mixes dance music with some guitars. We dance (?!) ... read more