While on a two week vacation in Ireland & London, I kept track of what we did and my own thoughts in order to help me remember. Two weeks is a long time! I realized other might benefit from my experience, or at least enjoy my photos. This should not serve as the definitive guide to Ireland, just my own wandering trip.
Day 5 – Dingle
We started the day with a HUGE Irish fry. Eileen is our host and is the most friendly person we have met so far. She calls us the newlyweds and has been taking quite good care of us. She is always available to chat with, and feels very grandmotherly. It’s rather nice.
Breakfast included cereal, bread with cheese and jam, yogurt, a banana, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage. It was delicious and very filling. We needed it because just after breakfast, we headed up the street to rent bikes and start on a 30 mile bike loop around the peninsula.
The ride started through some flat lands with a view of the water. I took photos all the way. We stopped at an old (4000 years old) fort that is failing into the water as the cliffs crumble. I took more photos. We hit some beehive huts (you need to see the photos to understand) I took more photos. It all seemed so lovely.
Then about 12 miles out, we come around the corner of the single lane road we were biking on and before us are cliffs, a beach, huge waves and blue ocean.
It was stunning. All the previous photos opportunities were nothing compared with this. The sun came out just as we turned the corner and I took another couple hundred photos.
We went to the beach, played in the water, biked a little further and stopped for lunch over looking the next valley.
The whole bike was quaint, and beautiful, and also a bit exhausting. (I might have thrown a bit of a temper tantrum around mile 24….)
We came back to the B&B, rested up, and went out for another night on the town. The highlight of my evening was my first Bailey’s Coffee. Creamy, rich, strong, it was heavenly. Unfortunately, I was too pooped to enjoy it for long. We headed to bed early.
