Blogs from Glenbeigh, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe

Geo: 52.0582, -9.93661July 13, 2010Killarney, County Kerry, Republic of IrelandRing of Kerry Scenic DriveI got up at 6:30 a.m. for a 7:15 buffet style breakfast. I told Dylan that I would not be doing the Liam O'Connor show tonight. Of course he said it was up to me, but I was going to miss a great show. (I doubt that…who would want to listen an accordion being played for 3 hours).We left the hotel about 8:15 a.m. for a scenic drive called the Ring of Kerry. As far as the drive along the Ring of Kerry, it had some nice scenic areas. We went through mountainous areas and coastal areas. We stopped at a pub about 9 called the Red Fox Inn in Glenbeigh to have a drink (way too early for that), but they also ... read more

I have decided that too much vacation can be a bad thing. I have grown weary of traveling all over to see things. The only things that we had still wanted to see are the pricier items and I can’t justify it yet. The Aran Islands require a ferry passage to reach them and the Bunratty Castle and Folk Park offers the medieval dinner and musical entertainment but that alone runs about €60 for each of us. So we are keeping closer to home and trying to not spend much. Today we went off in search of two more geocaches in the area. It is the one thing I appreciate about the hobby above all else. The two areas that we went to today were not anywhere that I would have ventured to otherwise. Both geocaches ... read more