Ireland: Sep. 28

Killarney (Killarney House, afternoon tea) I specifically planned for a day off from our vacation this vacation, and this was the day. I wanted to have a low key day to rest, catch up on notes and reading (and laundry) and just kind of take it easy in an interesting place. Killarney seemed to be …

Ireland, Sep. 27

Killarney (Dingle Peninsula) Michael told us that Walter, the owner of Walter’s Way Tours, wanted to meet us while we were in Killarney. They arranged for us to get together at 9am for a cuppa (actually a Diet Coke for me) at a cafe down the street from our hotel. Walter turned out to be …

Ireland, Sep. 26

Killarney (Ross Castle, Muckross House) This was a day in Killarney without Michael. Walter’s Way had arranged a guided horse carriage tour of Killarney National Park in the morning and an evening show by the Celtic Steps Irish dancing and music revue. For the rest of the day we were on our own. The top …

Ireland, Sep. 25

Killarney (Ring of Kerry) The breakfast at the Agadoe Heights Hotel was described as “sumptuous” but after the previous evening’s dinner we had our doubts. We went down and were happy to find a very nice buffet of continental items including fresh honey from a slice of honeycomb.  We waited quite a long while for …

Ireland, Sep. 24

Kinsale to Killarney The Perryville House had a very nice breakfast room and a menu from which to order. I started with a mix of homemade granola and yogurt with homemade honey on top. Barb went with porridge again. For main breakfast, Barb had eggs Benedict while I chose a pan grilled fish, possibly a …