Ireland trip, Day 6

Unfortunately Peggy was very sick when we woke up this morning. She decided to stay at the hotel today and recover. It seems like food poisoning since six others came down with the same thing at the same time, but the health department doctor that came around to investigate said it was probably just virus that affects travelers. She said it should be cleared up in 48 hours, but Peggy can't eat anything but water and 7-UP for the first 24 hours. Hopefully she'll be better tomorrow.

After breakfast in the hotel we stepped outside and hopped into some jaunting carts for a ride into the Killarney National park. It was 25,000 acres of gorgeous. There's a house inside the park that was built in the mid 1800's. The house and the grounds (including 3 lakes) were donated to Ireland in the early 1900's and became Ireland's first national park.

After enjoying the park and feasting on some wild blackberries I found, we pressed on to the “Ring of Kerry.” It's basically a scenic drive that circles the Iveragh Peninsula, and scenic it was! Our day started out sunny, but during the drive the clouds and rain moved back in.

The evening was spent at Kate Kearney's Cottage near the Gap of Dunloe. Kate was a moonshiner and operated a road house for travelers coming/going through the gap back in the mid 1800's. We had dinner there and enjoyed more live music and dancers. Another nice evening out.

Approaching Muckross Manor House in our Jaunting Carts

A pano of the countryside on the north of the Iveragh Peninsula

A thatched cottage where we ate lunch

"40 shades of green"

Some more irish music and dance

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