Unfortunately, the seas were too rough for boats to land so spent the morning checking out Valencia Island, with its incredible ocean views, and then continued the Ring of Kerry in the afternoon, ending up in Dingle that night.
On our way, we stopped off in Knightstown for lunch. Best beef stew I've ever eaten!
Dingle is described by Rick Steves as "quiet" and "less touristy". While its definitely a nice town and very cute, I think we saw very few non-Irish and there certainly were a lot of B&Bs, guest houses, hotels, etc for somewhere that's not touristy! We had a relaxing hour or so at the guesthouse (Heaton's) and then walked to an dinner. From dinner we walked to a pub to enjoy a pint and some "trad", or traditional music. Erica had Bailey's and coffee ;-)
Tuesday morning...cold and rainy. We hopped on a minibus to take a tour of the peninsula and go to see a few ancient artifacts and monastic ruins along with excellent views. Of note, "Ryan's Daughter" was 90% filmed here and "Far and Away" was set, and partially filmed, on the Dingle Peninsula.
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