Category: Ireland
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Off We Go – Annascaul to Dingle
A twelve mile day with about 1000 foot elevation gain [findmespotmap start=”2010-04-16 00:00:00″ end=”2010-04-16 23:59:59″ id=”0-8062822″] [kmlmap w=500 h=500 kml=”03-annascauldingle.kmz”]
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In Annascaul
A much easier hike. We’re doing everything over the mobile phone, ao there are no pictures for noe. We’ll get some up when we make it to Dingle. After a pleasant breakfast at the Sea View house, we headed back to the trailhead. We fell in with a pleasant woman who was walking up the…
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Off We Go, Day 2 Camp to Annascaul
Camp to Annascaul has a larger elevation gain but more pleasant terrain. Sore legs and a mild headache after drinking last night at Ashe’s [findmespotmap start=”2010-04-15 00:00:00″ end=”2010-04-15 23:59:59″ id=”0-8062822″]
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Footsore but happy in Camp
Across moors, rocks, and boggy earth…we’re really hoping that the trail gets easier from here. However, it was an incredible day with great weather and world-class hiking and views, so our complaining is tempered with enjoyment. As we started our long traverse of Slieve Mish, we watched a sheep herder putting his collie through his…
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Along the Way
Finally feels good to get back on the trail. We’ve stopped for a lunch break on crossing the Curraheen River as it flows from the Slieve Mish. The country is stony and stark, very much like the alpine landscape above treeline, except there’s oxygen and lots of sheep. [findmespotmap start=”2010-04-14 00:00:00″ end=”2010-04-14 23:59:59″ id=”0-8062822″]
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The Dingle Way
We are about to strap on our packs and hit the Dingle Way trail. The trail runs 111 miles around the Dingle Peninsula in Country Kerry in southwest Ireland. From innumerable archaeological sites, pubs and long beach walks to hilltop vistas, cliffs and windmills, this trail offers much for the hiker willing to stick to…
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Random Pics from Dublin
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In Tralee
The final rest before the long hike tomorrow morning. We enjoyed a very easy train ride from Dublin to Tralee, which only took a few hours. (more below the map) [findmespotmap start=”2010-04-13 08:00:00″ end=”2010-04-13 15:00:00″ id=”0-8062822″] We’re holed up in the Castle Hostel, a nice, family-run outfit in central Tralee. Over a cup of tea,…
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On the Way to Tralee
Well, Dublin was fun, but it’s time to begin the real reason we’re here. We’ll be staying overnight in Tralee, not a town noted for hospitality, and then in the morning we’ll begin our 120 mile trek around the Dingle Peninsula. Dublin is a fun, hustle & bustle city, and there were still some fun…
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Cooked in a WHAT?
I’d really like to see that oven…no, now that I think about it, I’d rather not.