Daily Archives: September 13, 2013

Today was our last day with the car so we spent it slowly making our way north through the mountains to the Dublin Airport.  We stopped en route at Glendalough to see the ruins of the medieval monastery there.  It … Continue reading →

This was another day of very low energy for us both.  However given as we needed to be in Dublin by the end of the next day we needed to start making our way north.  Our plan was to spend … Continue reading →

Overnight my fever returned so we decided to stay put at the B&B for the day and just sleep.  This seems to have done me some good as by the evening my fever was really gone but had moved into … Continue reading →

On Tuesday we sadly left the lovely and picturesque Killarney and headed east.  Because we were not feeling very well still (my fever was still raging) we only managed to drag around the Old Midleton Distillery in Midleton which is … Continue reading →

There are three peninsulas the jut out the southwest tip of Ireland and are pretty centred on Killarney.   The peninsulas are the Dingle Peninsula, Iveragh Peninsula (aka Ring of Kerry), and the Beara Peninsula.  On Monday we drove around … Continue reading →

One of the days we were based in Killarney was intended for exploration of the area.  Unfortunately Mum wasn’t feeling very well and opted to rest. The original plan was to do some hiking in Killarney National Park which could … Continue reading →