DRIVING RINGS AROUND KERRY For today’s adventure we drove the Ring of Kerry; this 179km circuit around the Iveragh Peninsula took us past pristine beaches, medieval ruins, glacier-carved mountains and deep highland lakes. The Ring of Kerry is the longest of Ireland’s “big circle drives” – it took […]
DRIVING AROUND DINGLE The Ireland you see in postcards and on TV exists! Impossibly green hillsides, blue skies peppered with fluffy clouds, and an ocean that goes on forever. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the Dingle Peninsula at its best… The Dingle Peninsula is an isthmus […]
THROUGH THE GAP OF DUNLOE WE GO To the west the Killarney skyline is dominated by MacGillycuddy’s Reeks. This mountain range includes Ireland’s highest peak (Mt Carrauntoohil – 1,038 m), and the only peaks on the island that are over 1,000 metres. Cutting through the Reeks is the […]
DEERLY BELOVED KILLARNEY NATIONAL PARK Wild deer still roam the hills and fields around Killarney and today we got to join them! We’re in the town of Killarney, just outside the national park of the same name. This will be out home base for the next 4 days, […]
A CORKER OF A DAY! We took the time to explore Cork city today, starting with the compact city centre and working our way out to the port area of Cobh (pronounced “cove”. Once again blessed by blue skies we had an awesome day strolling through Cork’s laneways […]
Wandering Soles 