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Posted on March 24, 2013 by dtsphoto365

I had some crazy dreams about Diohgé last night being here and not being able to figure out how to get him on a plane home. Weird.

But when I woke up, we were headed to London to see our good friends Shane and Jule! And of course meet my new friend and goddaughter Greta!

She is adorable and we hung out all day… Took a long walk, had a good breakfast, an excellent dinner and played some apps on the iPhone.

Here’s Uncle David showing Greta her first “TV”. She was mesmerized!

And Shane made a great dinner of lamb tonight. Yum!

Otto hung out in the bathroom sink.

Cheese at the market!

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Posted on March 22, 2013 by dtsphoto365

Well, it was another rainy and windy day. Blah. But it turned wonderful by 2 pm!! We stayed in the best little B&B where they gave us great directions, advice and were just the best with service.

We decided to shop a little today in Dingle before we drove. We were hoping it would help the rain pass. Dave found a bottle of his new favorite vodka and I found a lot more. 🙂

Once we took off, the rain was still pretty heavy but we powered trough the drive. The views were supposed to be gorgeous. We got soaked, but we still got out and walked, took photos and saw a lot of “prehistoric” dwellings.

The coast, Slea Head, looks into the ocean and was amazing. I’ll share a couple of views below…

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We also had some friends asking for a snack. Dave thought it was real fun to throw them pieces of a cookie and they would fly up and grab it.

We continued our drive after stopping at a pottery shop for lunch. Beautiful work… And a really tasty lunch. By then the weather cleared up really well… Some more views. We saw a TON of rainbows!! They were amazing and the brightest I’ve ever seen.

Then we crossed the ferry which saved us about an hour of driving time. We’re in Lanniscor tonight and will see the Cliffs of Mohr tomorrow! Exciting!

Oh! And we finally saw a border collie herding sheep today! It was quick so no photos, but so fun to see!

Finally, Dave was constantly ready for the shot… Seriously. I pulled over to see a view, he woke up, got out of the car and continued shooting!

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Posted on March 21, 2013 by dtsphoto365

It’s been one week since we began our journey and it’s been a blast so far. One more week and then we’ll be home with this guy:

We drove the Ring of Kerry today which is supposed to be the most beautiful drive ever. However, today was extremely windy and rainy. We made it through and also to Dingle for the night. Either way, there were some great sights to see, just not as fantastic as we’d like.

Here are several shots, some of which have names. But they really all just look like some mountains with lakes. 🙂

And here are some friends we met on the way. I took it upon myself to roll down the window and “BAAAAA!” loudly often at the sheep. Most of the time they looked. It was alot of fun for me. And our cow friend was in the middle of the road and wasn’t happy that we were trying to use it.

Shocking… We’re off the the pubs!

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Posted on March 20, 2013 by dtsphoto365

Today was what I’d consider a bonus day. We decided to stay in Killarney for an extra day and visit some recommended sites. It was relaxing and very picturesque.

First, we went to Ross Castle. They had a very cool and cheap tour. The guide was amazing at explaining castle life in Ireland. The castle was pretty cool too.

Then we took a boat to Innisfallen Island where there is an old monastery and church. Pretty and quaint and serene.

Afterwards, we drove to the Gap of Dunloe, an area carved out between two mountain ranges by a glacier. We rode a Jaunting Car or a horse carriage. The driver was quite the character and was very informative. The area was gorgeous. He informed us no one could buy land. 🙂 Then he told us where his girlfriend worked so that we could get lunch.

Either way, we had a great lunch, a nice drive to an overlook of all of Killarney and a very pleasant bonus day. We ended the afternoon by having a spot of tea (my favorite phrase today) in the Piano Room of the hotel. We had tea, surfed the net and relaxed for almost two hours… Much to the young concierge’s dismay as he was trying to clean up.

This evening we enjoyed a nice Italian dinner to break up the pace of pub fare. Yum!!

We did see some of Diohgé’s cousins today! And a lot of his sheep enemies. LOTS.

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Posted on March 19, 2013 by dtsphoto365

Well, I’m not sure how to categorize today… Brilliant or painful. Maybe brilliantly painful?

We started out today with intentions to bike the Killarney National Park which is literally feet outside of the hotel. Bikes were free, which was great, and we headed out. Quickly we realized this wasn’t going to be easy as Ireland is all uphill. (I’m convinced.)

Alas, we kept on and made our way to the Muckross House and then eventually a gorgeous set of waterfalls. The Torq Waterfall was amazing and we spent a good hour taking photos there.

We then headed back towards the way we came so that we could bike another 3 miles to this fabulous little white cottage where we could get lunch and a spot of tea. It was highly recommended by some friends (who clearly hate us). We got there and were overjoyed to the see the building only to realize it was closed. As we munched on our power bars, we contemplated leaving the bikes and walking.

We didn’t and we got some great shots.

At the end, while my arse is killing me and my legs are exhausted, I probably needed the 10 mile ride. Now we are resting like all true Irish… In the pub.

We did see a lot of pooches today and some border collies!

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