The First Epic Drive

Our destination today was less than two hours if we took the motorways, but where's the fun in that. The Old Military Road wound through the Wicklow Mountains through Sally's Gap and was said to be one of the most scenic drives in Ireland. What could have been an hour and a half drive turned into four and a half hours, but oh, what a drive. Our compact SUV was really working hard to climb some of the inclines, but its compact size was a blessing on the narrow winding roads. The scenery ranged from fertile farmland to fields of heather to windswept barren land to green wild forests. We thought we saw all four sides of the Wicklow Mountains, and I was asked a few times if I was taking them in circles. We'll there was one time I did have us going the wrong way but only for about five minutes. Randy did an amazing job as always. Once we arrived in Glendalough, we thought the best of the drive was behind us, but definitely not so. We wandered around the ruins of the Church and Abbey, then headed southwest for our final destination, Graiguenamanagh. The roads were just as breathtaking for the rest of the journey. We were very happy when we met our host Mary out front of The Weavers Cottage on High St.Weiterlesen