JoAnne Gelowitz

The Ring of Kerry is not a place but rather a drive. We had another day full of beaches and cliffs and ended up in the national park just outside of Killarney.
Our first stop was to see a demonstration of border collies working. It was pretty cool to see. The way the dogs moved reminded me so much of Rebel.
Next stop was to see a round fort built in the iron age. The one we saw was rebuilt so you could go inside and get a feel for how the place worked. It's hard to see in the pictures but there are steps along the walls so you can walk up to the top. The top of the wall was about 2 meters across and could easily be walked along.
The next stop was to see two skelligs (rocky islands). No actual phone pictures of these they were too far out, but got some pictures of the area. You can go on a tour out to visit Skellig Michael; we watched a video. There is a monastery built on this Skellig it's only 602 stairs to get to the top, no handrails, and a couple of spots with shear drops into the ocean. It's actually all pretty crazy how people go out there. Some people go and camp overnight, but the conditions have to be just right. If the conditions are not favourable you get trapped on the Skellig.
Next stop was Derrynane House. We just walked around the gardens. There are only so many old castles and old furniture one can look until you're tired of it.
Last stop was the national park. Queen Victoria used to visit this park which eventually made going to this area a tourist destination. We stopped at Ladies View. Named by Queen Victoria because she thought it would be a lively view for her ladies in waiting to see.
Last we went to Torc Waterfalls. It reminded me of a mini version of Johnston Canyon.Les mer