Southern Ireland Tour Part 2

So much for writing during my break. That week went way too fast! I now have two weeks left of class and desperately trying to make sure I have solid essay topics ready to be written. While being surrounded by piles of books, I decided I needed a break and it was time to do another post! 

The rest of the southern Ireland tour is here in all it's glory. So buckle up because there's a lot to get through and tons of photos.

On our second day we traveled to Dingle. Along the way we stopped at a nice beach, which is something you don't expect to say in Ireland...

We stopped for lunch in the small town of Dingle. Dingle is best known for a spunky Dolphin, Fungie, who hangs out in Dingle Bay. It was a very cute little town and I really enjoyed spending time here.

You can see they take their fishing pretty seriously, being by a bay and all....

Fungie the dolphin! No, I sadly did not get to see him but you could, of course, buy tons of souvenirs that had dolphins on them.

We stopped in Killarney, in Country Kerry and visited the Killarney National Park. When we arrived, we found they were working on the front part of the park so it took us a while to find an open entrance. But it was worth the work. I would love to visit the park again and spend more time exploring this beautiful area. 

Moving along the Ring of Kerry....

Here is the fertility stone that our tour guide so kindly stopped at so all of us young female college students could flock to it. Which, as you can see, we all did. Tradition says if you touch it you will be able to get pregnant. The saying, "wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole" comes to mind....

Instead, we passed the fertility rock and climbed a hill that had a great view of the water and surrounding mountains.

 On our final day, we visited the Cliffs of Moher. Famously known as the Cliffs of Insanity from one of my favorite movies, The Princess Bride.  I would like to say that my camera had died at this point in the trip and these photos were all taken on my iPhone. Pretty happy with the quality. Definitely glad I purchased this phone before I left even if others were unsure about its worth ... cough cough looking at you mom... ;)

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Our final stop was the along the Burren in County Clare. The rock formations in the Burren are very unique and amazing. Some of the hills reminded of the plateau in eastern Washington. It's just a tad bit greener here than on the east side.

I hoped you enjoyed the photos. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to put them up. School is quite consuming but I am having a wonderful time here and can't believe how fast these months are flying by. My next post will be more catching up on a few hikes I went on. Maybe sometime I will actually be caught up on photos and posts... hahahaha

Happy Thanksgiving to my family and friends from home!!