One of the lakes in Killarney
Irish lamb stew. All good!
The pub across the road from our B&B
Sculpture celebrating medieval Irish monk exploration and navigation of the seas, Cahirciveen.
We are in love with Ireland! The hearty Irish food, the Guinness, the friendly locals and of course the gorgeous scenery. You kiwi's will probably think it looks just like home... and it does. The greenest of green grass, blue skies with a crisp cool breeze, sheep walking on the road as tame as your own pet... I could go on.We landed on Friday night after a boozy week in London... Simon swearing he will never drink beer again because he feels so rough, but in true Irish style, after picking up our rental car, driving a few miles to the beautiful Dingle peninsula, we went straight to the pub. Locals sitting around the bar drinking Guinness or the local 'Bemish' beer with the odd banter.
The first day was spent driving around the famous 'Ring of Kerry'. We covered so many miles, it's hard to believe. Beautiul look-outs, beaches and the interesting small roads up mountains made it all an experience. Then on our way home that day, we drove through the Killarney National Park to see the "Lakes of Killarney". The lakes were so still that there was a reflection... absolutely gorgeous!
Our second day was probably the highlight. The weather was gorgeous and we drove around the Dingle peninsula to Slea Head. Amazing cliffs with a beach with no-one on it. After enjoying a shepherds pie at the local pub, we drove back around the coast and straight into Kerry airport to fly back to London.
To top the weekend off, we remembered that when flying between Ireland and the UK, you don't have to go through customs, only show your boarding pass. Because of this, we had our quickest, smoothest ride through Stansted airport ever possibly imagined.
