We left Cobh Tuesday morning in a light rain that got heavier throughout the day. Bummer since this was Ring of Kerry day. Our first stop was at the Bog Museum where we learned how the peat is formed over many centuries. There is apparently a preservation movement to stop the harvesting of peat - an ancient practice -that is meeting with lots of local resistance as it is a primary source of heating fuel for many rural residents. Thank goodness for gift shops! My much needed umbrella gave up the ghost yesterday and I was able to replace it with a very Irish one that's covered in shamrocks.
A fun stop was at a sheep herding demonstration. Max and Bess, two border collies, put on quite a show for us as they responded to the commands of their master to herd sheep in various patterns and formations.
In Waterville we posed for a picture with a statue of Charley Chaplin who vacationed often in the area.
We made several photo stops along the way but with the rain and the mist the pictures won't be as great as we'd hoped, but will definitely have that soft Irish mist look.
We pulled into Killarney about 6 pm in time to check in and get to our 7:30 Irish dinner show at Danny Mann's. It was another tasty meal followed by a fun 2 hours of Irish music.
Wednesday we awoke to lightening skies that have since added some blue. Today is mostly a "free" day so Bob O'Gara and I went for a ride on a jaunting cart - driven by Marin and pulled by Tom, an Irish draft horse - that took us from town out to the lovely national park where we had a photo op at an old castle. Spent the afternoon doing some final shopping and as I write this it's about time for our final Irish Media component with the editor of the Kerryman, a regional weekly paper. It will be an interesting contrast to the Belfast Telegraph which is owned by the same company.
Stay tuned!
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