The next day it rained - a lot. My mom was feeling a bit done from the day before and decided to stay at home. My wife and me decided to seize the opportunity and drive the whole Ring of Kerry in one go and my father decided to join. Little one announced he had to stay with Oma for support (and a lot of board game playtime with her and probably iPad usage 😉) …
In case I didn’t mention it - it rained a lot. We drove the ring clockwise, while the tourist busses are required by law to go counterclockwise, which resulted in pretty empty sights on the way …
Abandoned stone circles …
Bored (and possibly suicidel) sheep on a wall of a mountain pass (with a 50 m drop behind) …
And a loooot of lonely coastline …
We reached some obscure cemetery on an island, that is reachable by foot only at low tide. Luckily we had low tide. Unfortunately though we had a significant amount of vertical humidity, so the effect of visiting the cemetery and church ruins for about 15 min was the same as if we would have swim there …
My father was smart enough to stay in the car, but we got soaked pretty well. It was time for a strategic lunch break, featuring …
The local brew (an IPA) …
My favorite (can’t go wrong with that - ever) …
My fathers fish soup …
My wifes fish & chips (with monkfish !) …
And a seafood stew for me. I will borrow the idea of a puff pastry „lid“ for tomorrow’s dinner …
After being more or less dry, we continued our journey to see more lonely beaches …
… and long abandoned farm houses.
Finally, we reached the Cliffs of Kerry - the unknown cousin of the Cliffs of Moher. Simply spectacular !
We returned about 1.5h later to our cottage, picked up our two indoorsy family members and drove back to Killarney town for an early dinner …
My father - still being a bit envious of my wifes (monk)fish & chips decided for fish & chips, albeit in its haddock incarnation …
I opted for another braised lamb shank, which you can’t go wrong with (especially if accompanied with a Guinness) …
The other three had a Cheeseburger with fries each, which I refused to photograph. I got half of my moms, though. It was tasty, with a funky curry-based mayo.
We drove back, had a small Dingle Single Malt for dessert and some more episodes of Shawn the Sheep …
Bäääääh 🐑
