On a sunny morning in June, I made my way down to a waiting boat at the harbor in Portmagee from Cahersiveen. Our destination on the tour was the Skellig Islands. There are two of them. The boat only stops at Skellig Michael which also happens to be famous as Luke Skywalker’s Retirement Home. Though …
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If you have the time a wonderful side trip on The Dingle Way is to take a boat out to the Blasket Islands. Or specifically Great Blasket Island which is most accessible and actually has a hostel/cafe open during the summer season. The island has a most interesting history being inhabited by a hardy breed …
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Leaving Cloghane the Way followed the road for 3.5K to Fermoyle Beach, the longest one in Kerry at 14K. Followed the Beach along Brandon Bay reaching Fahamore so had a nice lunch of delicious mussels. Afterwards the trail followed through grasslands and beach to the point near Ballycurrane. —————— Then on to Castlegregory were I …
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With the 3 Irish women, we checked out some of today’s incredible views last night as the sun was setting. The morning started out cloudy but a truly gorgeous day with magnificent views all along the walk. Rare for me but I will break down today into two posts as there were so many beautiful …
First some pictures from east of Dublin Town. Saw Fungi, the local dolphin of the past 40 years or so, in the harbor hanging around a boat. Left Grapevine Hostel around 8:30 following the road and then up into the hills a bit before winding back to Ventry Beach. There was a small shop and …
Siobhan of The Grapevine Hostel told me yesterday that the Hostel in Dunquin was closed and there was a single B&B but I could not get a bed for 3 more nights. Well I am in no rush so how to turn lemons into lemonade? The weather was brilliant so I decided to hitchhike …
With the early sun and sunrise I woke at 6. Kathleen and a delicious Full Irish Breakfast prepared right at 8. ————— The walk from Camp crossing from Tralee Bay would take me to the southern side of the Dingle Peninsula. The walking was pleasant with a moderate uphill through farmlands. The view of Dingle …
On the morning of July 2, after a simple breakfast of toast and tea, I departed the cozy, friendly Castle Hostel and walked just a block to St. John’s Church which I was told was the start of the Dingle Way. to my surprise and pleasure I found that the Church was the start of …
The husband of the B&B owner gave us a lift back to Caherdaniel. This mornings skies are cloudy and as we walked up into the hills, a misty rain started up and continued off and on the rest of the morning. Along the trail there were some unusual but interesting monuments to the …
After 2 long difficult days, we have a relatively easy 15K to Caherdaniel. Consequently, we took our time over an excellent Breakfast featuring Irish Salmon and all the usual accompaniments. While it was cooler than previous days, the skies were blue and we had magnificent views of the sea and various islands including the …
Our host suggested that most people take a cab back to Coars to keep the walk under 30K. After yesterday’s very tough day, I quickly agreed and accepted her offer to arrange our ride after breakfast. Mika was tired of my company I suppose and preferred an easier walk on the road so we agreed …
Our morning started with one of the better Full Irish breakfasts we have enjoyed as well as a nice chat with very friendly and accommodating Ann of Emir View B&B. We then had a delightful first kilometer passing through the Glenbeigh Fairy Forest. The trail then took us back towards the south side of the …
After a second delicious Full Irish Breakfast we said our goodbyes to our friendly hosts; Trevor and Nana. The morning was a bit cool and crisp but with more sun than clouds and continued grand scenery. Just when we got to the turn that Trevor suggested, taking the south side of the valley, a rainbow …
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According to Trevor who is a mountain climber and local the weather will turn bad in afternoon so we should not climb Carrauntoohil. We accepted his kind offer to drive us up a side road to Purple Mountain base which we walked and then down through the Dunloe Gap. All the photos …
Most people refer to The Camino from La Coruña or Ferrol as The English Way. Well if you have Irish blood you may prefer to call it The Irish Way. A month before starting this Camino, while walking the Dingle Way I found that the Tralee to Dingle Town section is The Kerry Way. Back …