Day 4 of the tour and we were heading away from the tiny Doolin in stunning county Clare to the big city lights of Killarney in county Kerry. By now I was not very well, but the people on the bus were great and looked after me. The highlights of this day were crossing the River Shannon by ferry, (it was not a glamorous experience - a muddy river, plastic bench seats, but we can say we have been on the mighty shannon now). We also saw more amazing coastal views along Dingle Bay, including the Sleeping Giant island and the Three Sisters islands. At this point we are at the most western point of Ireland and the furtherest away from NZ we will ever be.
Here is the Sleeping Giant island and below, the Three Sisters (3 cone like islands in the background). Legend is, that if Ireland is ever in trouble the Giant will wake and save them.
Cute dogs that went mad for attention up on the rocks.
Some nice scenery
Here are heaps of rock walls that the irish were paid to make in order to have money to buy food during the potato famine. They go for miles.
These beehives were homes for people roughly around 4000 years ago. Drafty...
Getting ready in Killarney to go out for dinner, then listen to a traditional irish storyteller.
This is Nige and me and Andrea and Bree, our roomies and bus buddies.
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