We left Blarney and Tom and his lovely family to see The Killarney National Park. It was going to be a great day to be sure. Well.....Not so great. We think we are used to wind in OK, well we are, but on a daily basis. After being here for a while you forget little things, like what its like to drive around and not see everything look like it was perfectly lanscaped, or how reliant we are on the sun, I didn't realize how ired I was until we drove over the mountain and I saw some sunshine- I felt myself breathe deeply and smile, I looked over and Nicole was doing the same thing. It didn't ;ast long, lol. The closer we got tothe park the cloudier it got, and we started to see the rain literally move in. Think of the scene in Forrest Gump when he talks about types of rain and he says "Sometimes the raain blew in sideways..." it wasn't QUITE that intense, but it did get that way. Needless to say we didn't last long at the National Park, we ended up finding our B and B and staying in...but it was actually nice :)
Our B and B was kind of hidden off the road, so when we found it and looked at the outside, which matched the picture, small and cozy, we went to check in. Kathy was a doll, reminded us alot of Fiona on our first night. Very nice and warm, VERY helpful with directions and saved us a LOT of mileage when we head to Doolin today explaining that the is a ferry that will save us about 125 km. AWESOME.
We found ourselves amazed by this place, it was MASSIVE. We went down 3 paisley-patterned hallways to get to our room, a huge twin room with an armoire, make-up mirror, beautiful bathroom and 2 wine glasses and a bottle opener. YAY. Think they saw us coming.... :)
We spent the night eating gas station food, drinking wine and watching Sleepless in Seattle. Nicole took a 3 hour nap from 7-10pm (she was sleepy) and I read an entire book. The relaxation was well deserved and much appreciated.
to Dingle (the next day)
We left The Applecroft House (our B and B) with stomachs full of french toast (Yummm) nd headed to dingle. We knew we were supposed to see the ocean today, so we were pumped. We drove about an hour and then I looked to my left and squealed "aaaaah!!!" There was Inch Beach. We ran onto it like little kids, had on our rainboots and stood in the tide. We ran like David Hasselhoff haha. It was amazing. We could only imagine what the Dingle Penninsula was going to be like, so after about 45 minutes playing on the beach we headed that way. after a bit of driving we were completely astounded. There is no way to describe the penninsula except take what you felt as a kid on Christmas morning hen you saw your presents. That combination of excitement and wonder, that pure happiness where no one or nothing else is a distraction. It was glorious. We looked out n pure awe, stood on a cliff (sorry Mom) and gazed staraight down to the rushing waves.. A-Mazing.
We got to our B and B about 4 o clock, watched Elizabethtown and took a nap. then went outto a nice dinner and saw some traditional Irish music. The city was very quiet and the pub was full of americans lol. Seatlle, Indiannapolis, and Green Bay were the locations I remember. ironically we enjoyed each others company very much. They were all older couples and we talked to them about we had liked most and vice-versa.
The 2 person band was an older lady and man, with some of the purest voices I've ever heard. very deep and clear, Hrad to describe. Melifluous if you will. Lol (jon.). It was a great night. :)
Headed to Doolin today. Yalk to you soon. Love and Miss you all.
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