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Montag, 10. Juli 2023 um 17:22
🌬 64 °F
Höhe über NN: 23 ft
Irland Seasonal Tramore Amusement Park 52.16071, -7.14785852°9’39” N 7°8’52” W
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Tramore
10. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ 🌬 64 °F
Vera drove us to this cute town to get some ice cream. This town is where the Irish go on holiday. It reminded Cory and I of Seaside. We had the best donuts and ice cream. Yum! The sea was really rough today. Vera said normally it looks like glass. The Irish are big time ocean swimmers. Their water is the same temperature as ours. Burrr!
But most mornings you will see gaggles of Irish taking a dip to feel "rejuvenated"Weiterlesen
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ReisenderYes, this was as good as it looks! Fresh made deliciousness 😋 I was super proud of Sara crouching to get into the kids donut face for a picture 📷 😄
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Montag, 10. Juli 2023 um 19:44
🌧 63 °F
Höhe über NN: 135 ft
Irland Stoneyford 52.536075, -7.22715752°32’10” N 7°13’38” W
O'Grady's
10. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ 🌧 63 °F
Mom had her first pint here in this cute pub outside of Kilkenny. We taught Vera how to play American Rummy. She taught us how to play Irish Rummy. They sell liquor to go here as well.
I.I.T.Y.W.Y.B.M.A.BWeiterlesen
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ReisenderFun! Great pictures
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ReisenderFun stop. One of my top favorites. I like Guinness, it doesn't taste anything like what it is in the states. May I have another please 😀 In case anyone was curious what I.I.T.Y.W.Y.B.M.A.B means - If I tell you, will you buy me a beer.
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Montag, 10. Juli 2023 um 20:15
🌧 61 °F
Höhe über NN: 180 ft
Irland Kikenny Castle 52.650236, -7.25059452°39’1” N 7°15’2” W
Ristorante Rinuccini
10. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
Dinner here was....good. Cory and I enjoyed ours. Mom's filet didn't really have too much flavor. Vera thought she ordered venison, but actually ordered veal. But the conversations and company more than made up for it.
We said goodbye to Vera. She was a treasure and truly made our day perfect. We all adore her.
We ended up walking 5,363 steps today.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderHappy Birthday to my Nancy! Great company always makes the meal the best!
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ReisenderThe company made the dinner! Sad to say farwell to Vera. She is amazing.
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Montag, 10. Juli 2023
🌧 66 °F
Höhe über NN: 197 ft
Irland Kilkenny 52.648892, -7.25084952°38’56” N 7°15’3” W
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Butler House
10. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
This hotel was so awesome. Rooms were individual and so spacious. They used real keys! Which we forgot to leave and I had to put in the post today. The breakfast was top notch!
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ReisenderKind of!
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Reisender Just perfect! Oh, did we mention how good the butter is? Oh my!
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Dienstag, 11. Juli 2023 um 10:08
☁️ 59 °F
Höhe über NN: 161 ft
Irland Kikenny Castle 52.651027, -7.24849552°39’4” N 7°14’55” W
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Kilkenny Shenanigans
11. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
We had a blast in this town. One of the great memories was my desire to find the walled city. We were actually already there! Bwhaha! The video says it all!
I was able to attend my very first book signing! Grabbed a book as a gift. So cool.
We walked 12, 663 steps on July 11th!Weiterlesen
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ReisenderYes, we were at the wall, around the wall and back again 😆 Without Sara there would not have been an adventure. Greatest birthday ever!
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Dienstag, 11. Juli 2023 um 11:57
⛅ 63 °F
Höhe über NN: 154 ft
Irland Kilkenny 52.653164, -7.253352°39’11” N 7°15’12” W
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Kytelers
11. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
First birthday drink! Cheers!
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Reisender Happy Birthday!!!
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Is this the big day????!! Happy Birthday! If not today then cheers to whenever! [Lynne]
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Dienstag, 11. Juli 2023 um 12:45
⛅ 64 °F
Höhe über NN: 184 ft
Irland Kikenny Castle 52.650289, -7.24952552°39’1” N 7°14’58” W
Kilkenny Castle
11. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Kilkenny Castle was right behind us. We could see the Castle from mom's room. It was very impressive. There were some old tapestries from over 600 years ago! Beautiful! Highly recommend this castle. We had OPW Heritage cards, so it was free to enter.
There were a ton of artisans with stores in the old horse stables. They were true craftsman. Leather, silver and candles. Oh! And pottery. We really loved it, and were going to get stuff, but then decided to wait.
Another cool thing about this area was that our hotel is part of the grounds, so we literally walked out our back door, down a gravel path to the castle.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderThis was one of my favorite days. Everything about it, our room, the town, the castle 🏰 Loved!
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Dienstag, 11. Juli 2023 um 14:41
⛅ 66 °F
Höhe über NN: 177 ft
Irland Kikenny Castle 52.650328, -7.25147852°39’1” N 7°15’5” W
Left Bank
11. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
This is a touristy place that is a must! Delish. The bathrooms were 3 stories up. Yikes! The fans were all connected on a pulley system original to the building.
Also, please enjoy mom's recreation of the painting behind her.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderGreat pictures. Thank you for sharing.
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ReisenderYummy food, vintage environment was very cool. I love the re-purposed bank building. Tried to be a beauty queen remake😆😎
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Mittwoch, 12. Juli 2023 um 11:14
☁️ 61 °F
Höhe über NN: 384 ft
Irland Rock of Cashel 52.520492, -7.88994252°31’14” N 7°53’24” W
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Rock of Cashel
12. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Wow! So impressive. It took 600 years to build this. And that was just the first part! The Graveyard was so spiritual. Very, very old Graves, but also some as new as 2009.
Paul, our driver, told us that St. Patrick built this Cathedral. If you recall, we went to St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.
The legend is that St. Patrick fought the devil , and during the fight, the devil bit a chunk of rock out of the earth, which became The Rock of Cashel.
If you can zoom in on the tapestry, you may notice imperfections. These were on purpose, as they believed only God could create perfection.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderAwesome!
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Reisender Looking back on these pictures I am still awe struck on how they created such beautiful things from stone. The graveyard was very moving. Great stop for sure!
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Mittwoch, 12. Juli 2023 um 13:23
☁️ 66 °F
Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
Irland Cobh Road 51.849952, -8.29473251°50’60” N 8°17’41” W
Titanic Experience
12. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
We set sail on the Titanic! When you check in, you get a ticket with a name of one of the 123 people who boarded the Titanic from Cobh (pronounced "cove"). Mom and Cory were married. Lol. And 2 of the 3 first class passengers that boarded in Cobh. I, however, was a steerage passenger....lowest class.
We walked the same path, stood on the same deck too.
After the tour, we walked through some exhibit things. The man who found the wreak of Titanic is Irish. So much technology involved.
At the end we discovered our fate. Mom survived. Cory and I did not.
An interesting fact...there was a nurse on board who was on every one of the 3 White Star ships that sunk. And she survived each. Coincidence??
Overall, a bit touristy. But great info!Weiterlesen
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ReisenderWhere did the artifacts come from?
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ReisenderThere was a family that decided to disembark in Cobh to visit family. This is there stuff. Lucky choice!
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ReisenderNo such thing as coincidence. That's just weird to me. This was a bit touristy but enjoyable.
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Mittwoch, 12. Juli 2023 um 19:46
☁️ 59 °F
Höhe über NN: 95 ft
Irland Sheen River 51.870795, -9.57812651°52’15” N 9°34’41” W
Bayswater
12. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
This airbnb was such a great find. The views were spectacular. We saw a deer. Watched the tide go in and out. The townhouse was 2 stories. Mom's room had an ensuite. Ours had 2 twins. There were 2 other common bathrooms. We struggled learning how to use the combo washer/dryer. And it takes a very, very long time. We had to turn the hot water on from a weird box upstairs. And, like all European bathrooms, there are no wall plugs in the bathrooms.
The beds were too hard. So we were ready to move on.
The owner had flowers, fresh bread and small local jams for us. 5 stars.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderReally cute stay despite the hard beds. Location was beautiful.
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Mittwoch, 12. Juli 2023
☁️ 61 °F
Höhe über NN: 95 ft
Irland Sheen River 51.870779, -9.57814851°52’15” N 9°34’41” W
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Travel day between Kilkenny and Kenmare
12. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We all hurt bad this morning. Too many drinks while celebrating Mom. Totally worth it!
Our driver, Paul, picked us up at 10am. He took us to Rock of Cashel, Titanic Experience and St. Coleman's Cathedral. He made stops along the way for food. We had our first sausage rolls - so dang good! We ate at a petrol station. Sounds so odd, but the food is actually really tasty and fresh. I had a turkey sandwich that tasted homemade.
When we got to Kenmare, he took us to the local grocery store to stock up for our 3 days here. Can I just say how inexpensive the food is here?
Kenmare has won Ireland's Tidy Town award for over 20 years in a row. And it shows. A very clean town. The population is a bit over 2,000. Paul was very proud to share these fun facts about his home town.
This day we walked 4,310 steps.
Paul was awesome. It was his birthday this day, but he had to turn around and drive 4 hours back to Dublin to meet more tourists.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderSaugus roll - yummy! Petrol station sandwich - satisfyingly delicious. Tidy Town was cute. Happy Birthday Paul!
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Donnerstag, 13. Juli 2023 um 08:38
☁️ 57 °F
Höhe über NN: 256 ft
Irland Coolcorcoran Bridge 52.082231, -9.49671152°4’56” N 9°29’48” W
Falconry Kerry
13. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Omg! Such an AMAZING experience! Patrick showed us Jessi, a hawk, Cookie, an owl of some sort, and Rusty another owl (a 5 month old barn owl), oh and a baby owl which was called Damien because he sounds like a Demon.
It was so neat to have these majestic animals land on our hands. I actually was very nervous at first and squealed and pulled my arm back. But Jessi is so well trained, she handled it like a pro!
The little baby has a face only a mom can love.
Would do it again in a heartbeat!Weiterlesen
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ReisenderLooks super awesome!
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ReisenderI want the owl. Please bring it home.
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ReisenderIncredible! Love the pic of Nancy with the owl on her arm in the forefront 💜 An experience of a lifetime!
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ReisenderAbsolutely the best experience. These birds are majestic. Being this close to one made me cry a bit. Some may feel they are captive. I feel these birds love thier owner and trainer. Very spoiled with the chicken treats. The baby bird was so funny. His squawk was very high pitched. It reminded me of a gremlin. I would do this again as well!
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Donnerstag, 13. Juli 2023 um 10:30
☁️ 59 °F
Höhe über NN: 69 ft
Irland Ross Castle 52.041181, -9.5314652°2’28” N 9°31’53” W
Ross Castle
13. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
This was a cool tower house. It's actually a peninsula. The only thing keeping this from being a true island is the stone bridge which is the only way to get to the house by land.
So much history! We learned that spiral stair cases were used as a defense mechanism. This house was owned by a true Irish clan before the English invaded and took it. It's now part of the National Park.
We were really glad we opted not to do the jaunting carts or the boat rides. Spending half a day in a tiny boat, rowing to one point, then getting on a jaunting cart (horse and buggy) back to the place you started from was not of interest to us. We saw some people on the jaunty, and they looked so bored. I have no idea why so many tourists do this. To each their own.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderVery cool tower house. Interesting tactics for lookout house. Nice walk around. Much better than a ride on the horse buggy. They looked sad and overworked.
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Donnerstag, 13. Juli 2023 um 11:42
☁️ 59 °F
Höhe über NN: 112 ft
Irland Castlelough Bay 52.025804, -9.49479952°1’33” N 9°29’41” W
Muckross Abbey
13. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
This was where the first Franciscan friars lived until King Henry VIII had them persecuted. It's still an active graveyard, with some so old that there are no markings, simply rocks, and some as recent as last month.
Very spiritual.
The walk there was beautiful. The OPW (like our National Park System) maintains the property. They brought back the natural foliage of the land, and we saw a HUGE fern gulley. Also, they allow farmers to use the land for cattle. Such environmental stewards here.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderYes, definitely spiritual here. I'm sure i felt a warm hand on my shoulder while in part of the Muckross alone. Beautiful grounds.
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Donnerstag, 13. Juli 2023 um 12:00
☁️ 59 °F
Höhe über NN: 95 ft
Irland Muckross Abbey 52.019499, -9.50013952°1’10” N 9°30’1” W
Muckross Working Farm
13. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
I forgot to post this stop. When we visited Muckross House, we went over to the replica of the old working farms. The beginning of the walk was up a pretty steep hill. Once we made it to the first stop, it was pretty flat from there. The first house was a small cottage with one main room and a bedroom. There was a fire going, which was warm, but very smoky. Mom had to step out. I tried a piece of the bread that had been made on the open fire, and it was so tasty!
We continued our walk through the old houses and farms, enjoying the animals along the way. Even saw a baby donkey who was 4 days old!
Somehow, even though it was a loop, we got turned around and couldn't figure out how to get back. We just went back the way we came. One of the workers asked if she should call for the bus to grab us. We declined, but would have loved that offer on the way up the big hill!Weiterlesen
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ReisenderLove all the animal, especially the duck. He was really talking to you.
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ReisenderThese were great replicas of the old farms. Everyone lived to their means for sure. Very small living spaces. Boy, the smoke from fireplace was intense. I apologized for stepping out. The lady said she was use to it and her mother died of black lung 🤔😬 Glad we made the hike. Not sure how we missed the loop, we hadn't even had a beer.
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Donnerstag, 13. Juli 2023 um 12:19
☁️ 61 °F
Höhe über NN: 98 ft
Irland O’Donohoe’s Spy Glass 52.017987, -9.50218752°1’5” N 9°30’8” W
Muckross House
13. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
This was cool, but Mom and I were feeling a bit manor-housed-out. So we quickly made our way to the servant areas. The bells used to call the servants each had a specific tone to identify who was needing service. The original owners of the house found out Queen Victoria planned a visit, so they did massive renovations. This subsequently bankrupted them. Then an American family purchased it. Eventually it was gifted back to the Irish, and became the first National Park in Ireland. It's part of the Ross Castle property as well.
We had lunch at the Cafe in the gardens, where the Crows quickly friended us. One boldy came up to me and opened up his beak for a treat. Cute!Weiterlesen
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ReisenderI do remember this!
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ReisenderBeautiful grounds, castle and garden. Still amazes me how so many poor people to care of the rich. I couldn't imagine being the one to run up and down those stairs everything one of the elite rang a bell. Probably for something they could have done on their own. Shame shame Sara for feeding that cute birdie 🧐😃 There was a man very irritated at her. We laughed it of as it was obvious the bird knew exactly what to do to be fed. No harm No fowl (foul 😆)
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Donnerstag, 13. Juli 2023
☁️ 61 °F
Höhe über NN: 13 ft
Irland Kenmare 51.880069, -9.58400951°52’48” N 9°35’2” W
Ring of Kerry
13. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
This drive should only be done by a local. It was heart stopping passing the many tour busses. Yikes!
Denise, our driver, managed very well.
This area was created by a giant glacier at the end of the last ice age.
This day we walked 16, 271 steps!
Cory stayed home sick. A pity. I think he would have truly loved the falconry experience. But when we got home, we brought cold medicine. That seemed to help. All 3 of us walked into town for dinner. Stay tuned for our Kenmare adventures.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderFeel better, Cory! Great pictures
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ReisenderBeautiful views! Sending healing and healthy wishes to Cory!!
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ReisenderGreat day! Beautiful views. Can we talk about the BIG tour busses on these very skinny roads 😬😲 Yikes! Fun experience.
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Freitag, 14. Juli 2023 um 12:44
🌧 61 °F
Höhe über NN: 69 ft
Irland Kenmare 51.878604, -9.58811851°52’43” N 9°35’17” W
Kenmare Stone Circle
14. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
Cute little stone circle. We tried to touch each and go through time like in Outlander....but here we are.
We were given note cards to write wishes on and tie to the Hawthorne trees.
We tried getting some photos. There was a French family that didn't care to move, and the adults were displaying an uncomfortable amount of PDA. Gross.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderI was hoping for Jamie Fraser or Rodgers Wakefield to come out, but sadly no.
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Freitag, 14. Juli 2023 um 20:51
☁️ 55 °F
Höhe über NN: 95 ft
Irland Sheen River 51.870768, -9.57812251°52’15” N 9°34’41” W
Kenmare
14. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Gosh! This town has my heart. So small, yet big. We talked to many fun people here.
We ate at P.F. McCarthy for dinner. Delicious food! Cory had ribs, mom and I shared the potato cakes, and I had chowder while Cory had prawns. Live music was happening. A harp player! We were stoked to be sitting so close. Unfortunately for us, a very large wedding party was there. They were so loud! None of the other patrons could hear the harp. Sad. Happy for the new couple though!
We left and went to Kenmare Inn for music and a drink. We hung out, then headed to a store for supplies, then Lilly House for takeaway Chinese for a late night snack.
Funny story - we were waiting for our food, mom and Cory wanted to call a taxi. I wanted to walk. A guy in a taxi came into the restaurant to pick up food. He chatted with us. He said he could take us. He was our Ring of Kerry driver's boss! Niall was picking food up for his family, and kindly dropped us at home for no charge! We switched our laundry, and went to bed.
See next post for today's adventure.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderI loved everything about Kenmare. Very cute town, fun pubs, great music. The potato balls in gravy were delicious 😋 No wonder I didn't loose any weight with all our walking.
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Freitag, 14. Juli 2023
☁️ 63 °F
Höhe über NN: 95 ft
Irland Sheen River 51.87078, -9.57817451°52’15” N 9°34’41” W
Kenmare 2
14. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Second post. Today was rainy to start. It was our rest day, so we slept in, ate some breakfast, I got some work done and Cory took a quick nap. Then we got ready and walked back into town. The weather turned out to be perfect.
We were on a mission to find dice. Apparently, it's not a thing in Ireland. We could not find them ANYWHERE. Not even in a toy and game store. Silly.
After the stone circle, we had lunch at Kenmare Brewery. Delish food! Mom's goat cheese salad was the best!
I bought a funny shirt and we made our way through town. We went into almost all the stores today. We stopped at Foley's for a drink. We had a great conversation with the liquor store guy (liquor stores are called "off license " stores).
After that stop, we decided a taxi was the way to go. And a funny taxi driver took us home. Great humor! We were all roasted the entire 4 minute drive.
Tonight we chilled, snacked, played cards, did laundry, and now we are watching Schitt's Creek. We saw a deer! Actually, mom some how spotted the deer.
Getting ready for bed so we can get ready to move on to Dingle in the morning.
Steps today: 6,646Weiterlesen
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ReisenderI loved every part of our stay in Kenmare. Definitely want to go back!
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Samstag, 15. Juli 2023 um 12:01
🌧 57 °F
Höhe über NN: 52 ft
Irland Listry Bridge 52.114709, -9.66828852°6’53” N 9°40’6” W
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Kerry Creamery Experience
15. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
It was a windy and rainy day here in Ireland. Our driver, Gerrit, drove us from Kenmare to Dingle. This creamery was one of our stops.
We were walked around the old creamery, the original building, the old log books, the old equipment and the lady shared how it would have operated before the new modern ways.
Then we watched a short video with an interview of a 97 year old sharing how life was on her family farm in the late 1800's early 1900's.
We finished off with visits to the animals and some tea and homemade pie.
All in all a very informative stop.Weiterlesen
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can you bring him home... PLEASE!? [lynne]
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ReisenderThose goats, so adorable. The dairy farmers worked so very hard. A lot of politics went in to play when the industry decided it would be a good idea to pool all of the counties dairy farmers in to one location for distribution into town. They weighed and inspected each big container of milk brought in. If you were not on the right side of politics, they would make a big scene that your milk was dirty and no good. Dump it out on the ground and make you drive your empty wagon around all the other farmers in shame. Very sad.
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Samstag, 15. Juli 2023 um 13:00
🌬 57 °F
Höhe über NN: 1.365 ft
Irland Beenduff 52.181741, -10.20741452°10’54” N 10°12’27” W
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Connors Pass
15. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ 🌬 57 °F
We were early to our next airbnb, so Gerrit took us to Connors Pass, one of the highest passes in Ireland at around 1,400 feet.
It was so very windy! And the weather and visibility changed quicker than a toddler changes their mind about foods they like.
Can't wait to fully drive this on Tuesday.Weiterlesen
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breathtaking! [lynne]
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ReisenderBeautiful and freezing cold! Of course Sarbear had to go further up the hill while Cory and I headed back to the van 😃
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Samstag, 15. Juli 2023
🌬 59 °F
Höhe über NN: 56 ft
Irland Dingle 52.140221, -10.26891852°8’25” N 10°16’8” W
Travel day photos from Kenmare to Dingle
15. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ 🌬 59 °F
Our driver, Gerrit, was a Dutch man who has lived in Sneem, a small village on the Ring of Kerry, since 2002. He was able to offer different views on the Irish ways of life. As my mom said, Gerrit is a man who doesn't take no for an answer.
Due to the weather, we didn't want to get out. So we just viewed things from the car. Gerrit took us on a road that fits "2 carts and a donkey," and that is generous on the space for sure!
Enjoy these pictures from the warmth of the car.Weiterlesen
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ReisenderBeautiful! Still can't get over the tiny roads.
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Samstag, 15. Juli 2023
🌬 59 °F
Höhe über NN: 545 ft
Irland Ballyheabought 52.168296, -10.27047352°10’6” N 10°16’14” W
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Dingle Day 1
15. Juli 2023 in Irland ⋅ 🌬 59 °F
We walked all around this tiny, adorable town, managing 11,761 from 2pm to 10pm.
After eating a not too great lunch, we stopped in many shops, went to the harbor, went to the grocery store (where we got a ton of food and a bottle of alcohol for about $110, food is so cheap!), continued our mission to find dice, then pursued live music.
Dingle Pub requires patrons to purchase a main entree for each person in order to sit at a table. That was disappointing.
Currently, the Nation Gaelic Football championship is on. This night 2 of the final 4 teams were battling it out. All the pubs were full with jersey wearing fans. They take this even more seriously than we do for the NFL playoffs.
We had a wood fired pizza and a surprise session started. After that, we went to O'Sullivans and listened to more music. We almost made it to dark time. Almost.Weiterlesen
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You need that larger glass! I’d stick it in my purse if I were there….. just saying! LOL [Lynne]
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ReisenderHa! It was a cool one. I wish I had the space to buy a pint glass from each pub! Also, no purse for me. Just a belt bag so Cory can elax and know that I haven't left it behind....I have priors on my record!
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ReisenderFun day! All the pubs were fun. So cold we had to have a pint or 2. That pizza made out of that van was possibly the best pizza ever! Then, while listening to the music the pizza guy came and joined the band! I just love the community networks here in Ireland.
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