Killarney and the Ring of Kerry

Today we drove to Killarney and explored some of the best parts of the Ring of Kerry, a very beautiful part of Ireland. It is different from the other areas we have seen. There are mountains, lakes and rugged seashores.  Killarney is a charming, picturesque town, and I could have spent a lot of time there. I succeeded in my quest for just the right Irish sweater, so we were able to move on.

This was called Ladies View, and it was one of the higher parts of our drive.

We drove to Castle Cove, where the Kenmare River flows into the wild Atlantic.

Along the way we encountered some free roaming critters. Jim dubbed these guys the Irish Highway Wall Goats.

The sheep preferred to not stay in their own back yard, but they are marked so everyone knows who they belong to. We wondered if this one provided multi-colored sweaters.

Speaking of wildlife...

We found a waterfall close to the road.  We had seen it on the way, but the parking area was full, so we stopped on our return trip. Good decision, because we were the only ones there!

Just a couple more beautiful stops to take a few pictures.

Tomorrow we go to Dublin. It will be a totally different kind of day than we had today, but we're looking forward to it.