-Hilaire Belloc
The trek from Dingle to Killarney was relatively painless and actually really scenic although overcast. We got to The Earl's Court in the late afternoon, just in time for the complimentary tea and cakes they have every evening.
Although LOST is over, it's still in our hearts. We were pretty excited to see that we were in the Desmond Suite! Welcome brother!
Annie would be really good at parkour. We headed over to Muckross Abbey just a bit before sunset and encountered some lovely trees.
Mom in front of Muckross Abbey. Because we went at such a strange time (7:30ish) there was virtually no one there. We were free to roam the graveyard and ruins by ourselves which was eerie and absolutely perfect.
More of the Muckross graveyard.
One of the hallways surrounding the large tree that marks the center of the abbey. I couldn't help but think of HP.
Annie and Mom when we realized we were completely alone!
One of many Celtic crosses at the Abbey.
Joan showing off her breakfast at the Earl's Court. It was plenty hearty enough, they even received an award for best bowl of porridge. Now that's something to brag about!
Ross's castle (I think), close to Killarney national park. This castle is really well maintained, the tour was great. What I remember most is the "tripping stair," all the stairs in the spiral staircase were chiseled at different heights to prevent attackers from breaking into a comfortable stride.
Muckross House. We opted to just observe from the outside.
The 12 apostles tree in Killarney National Park.
A crane! Our um...interesting jaunty car driver, Mike, was convinced that he knew how to talk to cranes. Yeah...no response from the crane.
Trekking through the park.
Mom and I in front of the Torc waterfall, so beautiful!
Annie plotting her first move.
She definitely made it further than anyone! I think she would have scaled the rocks if we let her.
Heading out of Killarney we passed through a little town that had a craft shop named...yep, Quinlan's!
Killarney was fantastic, a real natural beauty! My only complaint is that their restaurants weren't open very late so we had a fancy chipper dinner. I guess that's all part of the Ireland experience, right? Muckross Abbey was definitely my favorite, I'm glad we got to see it before the conservation efforts are complete. I think conservation is necessary, but takes away from the mysterious splendor of the ruins.
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