Sunday I spent the day driving around Slea Head. It was a facinating, beautiful drive.
Not only were there gorgeous beaches and farmland around nearly every bend but also some ancient history as well.
I walked on the beach...
Saw bee hive huts.....
Stopped for apple pie at a lovely cottage along the road...
Hiked down to another beach....
Visited the Blasket Island Center and learned lots of cool stuff...no pics for this place but it was really cool. And they have yummy scones!
Saw more awesome views...pics later...
Stopped at the Gallardo Oratory...a stone building about 1300 years old. Its dry rubble masonry, so no morter just a bunch of stones stacked up on top of each other. Its about 8 m long, 5 m wide and 5 m high. After the stones were stacked they were trimmed so the interior and exterior are pretty smooth - no rocks poking out here and there. Its pretty amazing to see. I will work on uploading the pictures later... They are being really stubborn!
More awesomeness...and then I went for fish and chips, its own kind of awesome!!
Monday drove the Ring of Kerry....more on that later...
I don't have words, so here are some images... enjoy...
We are on our way.... first stop....Beautiful Denver, Colorado!!!!
This is the view out the window by my next gate. It was sooo beautiful on the approach. I forgot how really fabulous Colorado is...
Next stop....Newark, NJ. As soon as the clouds cleared and I was able to see anything of our approach atall , this is what I saw...
Fall in New England. Its gorgeous and not too far from New York...the city....The Big Apple....
Now,you know Bob, I'm a little geographically challenged so I didn't realize Newark, New Jersey was just across some water from NYC! My first real clue, I'm very sad to say, was the Statue of Liberty!
I'm only sorry because I have to admit to my total lack of consciousness about where I am!!! Oh, well, cat's out of the bag now.
The pictures here are of New York and Newark. It is pretty remarkable sight! The pictures don't do it justice. There is so much packed in here! Its crazy!
I really believe that every place has its own unique kind of beauty, and I can definitely see the beauty here... But I wonder...how do people breathe here?
Back on a plane and headed for final destination...Shannon, Ireland! Overall not a bad trip at all....long but nice. Arrived in Ireland at 6:15 am. 45 minutes ahead of schedule! It was completely dark so I didn't get any pictures.
I waited until it got light outside before driving anywhere...didn't want to combine my total lack of sense of direction with the dark and driving on the wrong side of the car and the wrong side of the road!!!
As it turns out...driving is easy peasy!!! I spent many wonderful hours just driving around this beautiful country!! Made a few wrong turns but it didn't matter! Below are some pictures I took along the way. And finally made it to Dingle and the B&B. I was so tired I could hardly stand it!
This is where the pictures should be. I just spent nearly an hour trying to upload them with no luck! I'm going to try to find a stronger connection but for now...sorry no more pics...
I'm off now to explore this wonderful little town...
P.S. the WiFi is really weak so takes me forever to get this loaded....maybe you will only hear from me every other day!!
