The Ring of Kerry
After spending the better part of the prior day driving, we decided to relax and take a bus tour around the Ring of Kerry. Touted as the most visited attraction in all of Ireland, this 110 mile, 7 hour excursion took us through breathtaking scenery, quaint towns, and of course, sheep!
Jay, along with many others, started off his morning with an Irish coffee.
The Macguillycuddy Reeks are the mountains seen in the background.
Many of the roads were narrow and twisty around the mountains. Yet another reason why we opted to let someone else do the driving!
We drove through the Dingle peninsula, seen here in the far backdrop, the day prior on our drive down from Galway.
On our comfy bus. Some of the seats had a table attached, as you can see over my right shoulder. We did not have such a seat.
More sheep!
Why did the sheep cross the road?
Speaking of sheep: We stopped to watch a local shepherd give a demonstration on herding. He trains his own Border Collie dogs to do some amazing things. Click play above to watch some of the action.
The Black Valley in the Ring of Kerry is a remote location that did not receive electricity and telephone service until 1978!
A cute little beach town on the Ring of Kerry
This amazing outlook along the Ring is called Ladies View, a name that stems from Queen Victoria's visit in 1861.
Torc Waterfall. Our bus tour was running a bit behind so we were instructed to make the half mile trek to see the waterfall in a brisk pace, lest we get left behind; after six hours of driving our guide was cranky enough to do just that. Thankfully we all made it back in time.
The Muckross House, built in 1843, has 65 rooms! It was sold to Arthur Guinness of Guinness beer in 1899.
Ross Castle
Kenmare, another cute little town
Jay, along with many others, started off his morning with an Irish coffee.
The Macguillycuddy Reeks are the mountains seen in the background.
Many of the roads were narrow and twisty around the mountains. Yet another reason why we opted to let someone else do the driving!
We drove through the Dingle peninsula, seen here in the far backdrop, the day prior on our drive down from Galway.
On our comfy bus. Some of the seats had a table attached, as you can see over my right shoulder. We did not have such a seat.
More sheep!
Why did the sheep cross the road?
Speaking of sheep: We stopped to watch a local shepherd give a demonstration on herding. He trains his own Border Collie dogs to do some amazing things. Click play above to watch some of the action.
The Black Valley in the Ring of Kerry is a remote location that did not receive electricity and telephone service until 1978!
A cute little beach town on the Ring of Kerry
This amazing outlook along the Ring is called Ladies View, a name that stems from Queen Victoria's visit in 1861.
Torc Waterfall. Our bus tour was running a bit behind so we were instructed to make the half mile trek to see the waterfall in a brisk pace, lest we get left behind; after six hours of driving our guide was cranky enough to do just that. Thankfully we all made it back in time.
The Muckross House, built in 1843, has 65 rooms! It was sold to Arthur Guinness of Guinness beer in 1899.
Ross Castle
Kenmare, another cute little town
posted by Liz and Jay at
5:03 PM
2 Comments:
had trouble watching the video. It kept stopping. I really wanted to see the dogs that you told us about. Next time. Also, Jay, lover your Brooklyn Beer T-shirt!
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Judy Miele, At
September 13, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Love those pictures. It brought back great memories.
By
ovenman, At
September 14, 2011 at 9:25 AM
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