Driving to Kenmar along the coast towards the really narrow winding road, the so-called "Ring of Kerry". Stop on Dursey Island and continuation of our journey to Cahirciveen, where we stay for 2 nights. On the way we stop to see some castles, where we feel like transferred back into medieval times as we explore the inside of the ruins.

On a trip to Valentia Island we find hidden paths to a lighthouse placed in a bay surrounded by slate. We walk further up and discover a grotto and of course we have to go inside to investigate it. We find a little waterfall as well as a Madonna icon in there. Way up there we have a breathtaking view of green hills and the ocean.
After enjoying that, we drive along the coast to Ballinskelligs and Glenbeigh....and guess what we find there?.....a white sandy beach of many miles surrounded by grassy sand dunes. We romp about like kids, hiding in the dunes, lying in the sun. It is totally windy and we need our windbreakers, but as soon as we lay down in the dunes the wind is gone and the sun beats down on us.

Today it's pouring rain, so we decide to use the day for driving up north. We're heading out towards Dingle Bay to stop at Europe's most western point, called Slea Head. From there we drive through dense fog and without any sight over the Conor Pass to Tralee and Listowel. Too bad, cause I think we could've had beautiful views from up there.
Our way leads us towards Tarbert, where we take a ferry to Killimer. Meanwhile the bad weather calmed down a bit, it's still raining, but at least the sight is better. We can see lots of dolphins in the ocean.

Once we enter the land again we keep on driving to Kilrush and then to Kilkee, where we spend the night. For dinner we go to O'Brians to enjoy really good food and Irish folk music. Afterwards we go for a little walk on the beach.

Today we wanna see the famous Cliffs of Moher, so we get up early. On the way to Moher we stop on a horse stable and go for a horseback ride for about an hour. As we later approach the Cliffs the view takes our breaths away. We can just see the plateau, not even the real cliffs and it looks amazing. The Cliffs of Moher stretch out about 8 kilometers and as we walk closer we can see that they vertically slope down to the raging ocean for about 200 meters - simply enormous, gigantic. Of course we walked from one end to the other and therefore we needed all day, but it was totally worth it. The weather had cleared up, the sun was shining and after that long walk our leg muslces were sore. The views on the Cliffs are really undescribably beautiful. We enjoyed it and took many pictures (see the gallery).
In the evening we're driving further up north towards the Burren area and till Ballyvaughan where we find a nice room in a farmhouse called "The Rocky View" to spend the night.

After a substantial breakfast we decide to walk around and see where we are. In front of us we can see a mountain called "Black Head", the rest of the landscape looks like it's decorated with sheep, cows and horses on this fresh early morning. We view a creek and sand dunes behind the other side of the house and take a walk there to have a little 2 hour nap in the dunes.........oh how relaxing.
Refreshened we drive down south towards the Aillwee Caves, where we explore an old baer cave. Later, on our drive through the Burren area we stop here and there to visit some medieval castles. We are absolutely amazed of the interior of these castles. At night we are experiencing a quite violent storm and snuggle deep in our beds.

Today the weather is generally fine, though partly cloudy. Sun and rain take turns. We start driving towards Shannon and visit several mansions and castles till we finnally find the big Bunratty-Castle. This is a huge medieval castle within a nicely landscaped park, which contains original Irish houses. We spend the whole day there and find a room to stay for the night nearby. The evening we spend near Bunratty in a Pub, where we enjoy another great Irish meal.

Unfortunately our Irish week is over and after breakfast we head out to the Shannon airport to drop off our rental car and take the plane to Germany. We will never forget the Irish!!!!!!!!