Ring Around Kerry

Here we go again!

It's so great that Ireland is small enough to take all of these day trips, but it's rough not being able to have our own car (ideally it's probably better for everyone else though). Wanting to see as much as possible in our homeland, Allese and I decided to take a tour to the famous Ring of Kerry. Once again I had no idea what to expect... especially because our bus left at 6:30AM!

We were cruising (and sleeping) until we hit our first pit stop for breakfast around 8. After grabbing a mocha and hitting up the bathroom, we were ready for another couple hours until we ended up in Kilkenny. We got to walk around the city briefly before getting onto the bus for Kerry! I honestly don't know what I was thinking (not thinking at all, really) when we got on the ring. It's a huge circle around the city that hits absolutely amazing views and cool places, too. The bus was a rollin' and so was our tour guide.. he was phenomenal. Our guide talked the entire way, kept us entertained, threw some historical facts at us, and was just great company.

The Ring is 179 km long circle with some of the most breathtaking sites including beaches, golf courses, pubs, movie locations, and much more.

Our whip for the day

Just cruising along the ring

This was where the first boat to leave Europe heading for America left from

Dingle Bay!

Being a tourist by the Atlantic

  

Out of around 14,000 pubs in Ireland, there is only one beach pub-- located on the Ring (unfortunately it was closed)

 

The movie Braveheart was filmed here (& not Scotland for one main reason). Ireland offered free extras, and the movie needed so many extras for the soldiers so they accepted. Ireland used it's army and during the movie there are 23 visible mistakes of the soldiers. Some of them include a Rolex watch on one, a couple soldiers smoking in the background, and then others driving away in a car during a battle scene (WHOOPS!) The sights are amazing, though.

Killarney National Park

Torc Waterfall

Allese and I had a lovely day touring the Ring of Kerry. Definitely a must, but we were wiped by the end of the day. Returning home around 9 and then getting home was a struggle, but we managed.

May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks

Ky xx