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- Sep 28, 2023, 7:09pm
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- Ireland Munster Co Kerry Caherdaniel Illaunnaweelaun 51.757586, -10.09372251°45’27” N 10°5’37” W
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Day 30
Kerry Day 1
September 28, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Big hop today down to Kerry, with the remnants of storm Agnes nipping at our heels. Do we do the Ring of Kerry? Do we do it clockwise or anticlockwise - with the myriad coaches or against them? We decided to go with the flow and just raced them to each of the next scenic spots 😁. Visibility wasn't good, so the photos are even less capable of showing you the real beauty of these places but we'll try again tomorrow.
We did go off the beaten track at one point and found ourselves on an incredibly steep hill, going up the side of a cliff! With a sheer drop to the sea far below on the right (no barrier) and bushes brushing against the side of the van on the left (there really was no room to spare) we raced up the slope, desperate to get to the top before we met something else coming down. There were no passing places that I could see and neither of us could tear our eyes away from the road ahead long enough to really take in the horror/ beauty that surely lay out the driver's window and down the cliff. It was a fun nightmare 😂.
The campsite is stunning and we're parked about 30ft from where the waves break against the rocks as we look out to sea.Read more
Traveler One beautiful place to another, even the dark skies don't spoil it
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Traveler You'll be having nightmares about that hill !!
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Traveler All the best roads have grass down the middle...lead to the most interesting places 😉
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- Sep 29, 2023, 11:10am
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 20 ft
- Ireland Munster Co Kerry Caherdaniel Illaunnaweelaun 51.757743, -10.0937751°45’28” N 10°5’38” W
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Day 31
Kerry Day 2
September 29, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We made the best of the good weather today by getting out for a good walk along the Kerry Way. What a lovely walk - Acres of golden smooth sand, huge rocks like stranded whales on the beach, hidden coves, rocky scramble, a fantastic view for our lunch and a waterfall to boot! An ice-cream a quick haircut for me a whole load of planning from Clare and we're knackered. A bit more of the ring if Kerry tomorrow and then it's off to Beara 😁Read more
Traveler Sounds a wonderful day, hope the weather holds for you
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Traveler Fits the landscape!
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Traveler What's that there for?
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Traveler That's the path you take out of the cove!
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- Aug 15, 2017, 9:31pm
- 🌙 14 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- Ireland Munster Co Kerry Caherdaniel Illaunnaweelaun 51.759895, -10.09608551°45’36” N 10°5’46” W
Day 8
Waterville to Caherdaniel
August 15, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
The weather condtions for today are the best to date on this trip. Sunshine and warm. This is THE real Irish summer. First, we visited Waterville, a nice small waterfront resort, which was already visited by such famous people as Charlie Chaplin. He came here every summer with his family.

Waterville is also famous for the first Transatlantic Cable, which was laid from here to Canada. On this part of the coast of Kerry, there were several cable stations.

We followed the path out of town and after some km, finally, we could see both, Skellig Michael and the smaller Skellig island. The islands are famous for several reasons. On the smaller island, there are about 50'000 gannets breeding there. You can also find the famous puffins and a lot of other birds. Skellig Michael was once inhabited by monks, who built an abbey on top of it. It is now a World Heritage Site. But is another more recent reason, why Skellig Michael is famous for: it was used several times as location for the Star Wars movies. This may also be the reason why it is such a popular destination right now.

We had to get over a mountain pass in order to get to the other side of the valley. From here, we could see the Brea Peninsula, the third peninsula after Dingle and Kerry. We decided to leave the Kerry Way and followed a path that led us directly to the beach. From here the path became a wonderful and beautiful costal path. There were many people on the beaches. No wonder as the temperature went up to 24C.

At the end of the path, we came through the home of Daniel O'Connell, who became the first liberator of the Irish people in the beginning of the 19th century.

From here we only had to cover some 3 more km to get to the destination of today, the olde Forge.Read more
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