Enroute to Dingle
Posted on December 29, 2020
Lunch in Alore at The Blue Door, scenic views and an overnight at Lahinch
Slea Head drive along the Dingle Peninsula
Posted on December 29, 2020
One of Ireland’s most scenic routes along part of the Wild Altantic Way. We travelled clockwise in order not to meet any tour buses on this very narrow single lane road. Along the way, we saw beehive huts, Coumeenoole Beach, Gallarus Oratory and Kilmalkedar Monastery.
Dingle Darkroom photo tour
Posted on December 29, 2020
One evening, we went on a guided photography tour with George, from Dingle Darkroom. This gave us the opportunity to see the area with the expertise of a local.
Killarney National Park
Posted on December 29, 2020
While in Killarney we toured the Ross Castle, which was completely restore to its original state using construction methods of the time. We wandered through the Muckross Abbey and hiked to the Torc Falls.
Ring of Kerry
Posted on December 29, 2020
Our drive around the Ring of Kerry took a full day, with stops along the way. We wandered around Portmagee. Hiked to the edge of the Kerry Cliffs, where we could see the Skellig islands in the distance. Enjoyed lunch in Waterville and the meandered our way back to the B&B.
Dromaugh Castle
Posted on December 29, 2020
During this trip, we wanted to find an O’Keeffe castle, so after a few wrong turns we came upon Dromaugh Castle, which was once held by an O’Keeffe chieftain. As the ruins of this castle exist on private land, we obtained permission from the land owner to wander around the castle site. This was a […]
Kilkenny
Posted on December 29, 2020
Our last day of touring was in Kilkenny. We wandered in the town and on Kilkenny Castle site.
London
Posted on May 26, 2020
Upon arrival in London, our first place to explore was the British Museum. We walked over the Westminster Bridge to the Houses of Parliament. Big Ben was beginning to be covered with scaffolding. We had tours of Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral. We traveled by the train to Warner Brother Studios for the “The […]
Stay home – April 11, 2020
Posted on May 25, 2020
COVID 19 Pandemic caused the world to stay home, in Manitoba this began in mid March. One of my daily activities was walking my dog. This project is a record of the beauty in the world at that time.