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 the Ring of Kerry. I figure I have to save something for my next visit and so we didn’t do the Beara Peninsula.
We were fortunate that at some very key moments the sun made an appearance and provided lovely lighting once again for the dramatic scenery.
Following a winding little track that seemed to run along the edge of the world we made out to the very tip of the peninsula at Bolus head. We had to go at about 15 kph to ensure we didn’t fall off the edge. It was a tremendous view though from the top. We only had one minor run in with a pile of rocks trying to make space for an oncoming car (a good smack to the front bumper popped it back into place though!).
By the time we made it down off the top of Bolus Head unfortunately a fever had really hit me and so we headed back to the B&B so I could sleep. Monday was when I really started to get sick and the weekend was when it hit Mum. Unfortunately this has set the tone for the rest of our stay in Ireland.