Disclaimer: the following narrative features a completely sunny and pleasantly warm day. Do not expect any of this during your upcoming Ireland trip.
Indeed it was a sunny day. Thanks to the 1h time shift between Germany and Ireland I got up pretty early to do what I like best (think of a full Irish breakfast picture here)… after yesterdays „rest day“ we packed up and headed to the Dingle peninsula, a bit northwest of the Killarney national park.
Dingle peninsula features pristine beaches, that were full of tiny little crabs trying not to get eaten by the flogs of seagulls patrolling around. Well …
A rare picture of the full Irish food chain …
All closely supervised by the head of the herd …
Some 1200 years ago, stone forts were all the rage and Dingle seemed to be prime real estate. The structures are just piled up, no concrete whatsoever … and still stand to this day.
With a view of the Skelligs (of 7th century monk or 21st century Star Wars fame) …
„Stone on stone“ construction principles applied also to this roadside cafe, where my parents needed to consume a caffeinated beverage …
Luckily, just next to the cafe this little road stall sold freshly picked crab meat in brioche rolls. They use lille brown crabs for that, and only the claw meat is used. It was very delicate and sweet …
Worthwhile !
After stopping at the peak …
… we visited the Gallarus Oratory. Again - just piled up stones, no concrete. 1200 years old.
No surprise with that wall thickness …
Finally arriving at Dingle, there was one shop I needed to see. So while all the others went for another coffee, I headed to the Little Cheese Shop, that has a great selection of Irish cheeses:
I also got two pounds of fresh mussels in the port and a little souvenir …
We arrived pretty tired, so I put together some dinner:
Cheeses, salmon paté and a Galway dry cured sausage …
Followed by beer-steamed Dingle mussels …
I love how my father always discovers his enthusiasm for foods I make 😎
Fruity beer to go with …
And then there was a serving of the beef & Guinness stew - gratinated with some garlicky mash (yes, I am thrifty with leftovers). Unfortunately, not such a good picture. Despite what you think, we were still hungry …
And finally a dessert - from my Dingle souvenir bottle !
