Its' been a long time since I went on a long trip, its' mostly due to the weather that I have tethered myself down. but good company takes precedence over weather; so my good friend Chakra who currently is enjoying bachelorhood, because his better half is in the better part of the world (India) planned on a trip. Mihir another good friend of mine was in Ireland that weekend and so we decided to head to Kerry. Its the south western part of Ireland and has very many little islands sprinkled around it like bread crump on soup. "Dinlgle" whose very name has a definitive "tingle" was the destination. On Saturday morning at 5:30 am we headed off on the 350kms journey. The weather was absolutely horrendous. We got to our B&B; which is a pub come B&B was exactly in the middle of the small fishing town of Dingle. Thanks to rain gods all ferries to nearby islands where one can spot bottle nose dolphins a.k.a "Fungi" were all cancelled. Much later in the day weather calmed and we went out for a walk in the silent city. Some of the sign boards were amusing. I read 'Food server for Dingle residents only'. !! We stopped for a good dinner at a seafood restaurant where my non vegetarian friends had fresh
Oysters and fish. Next day, after a wonderful breakfast we decided to head to the slay head, which is a scenic drive along the Dingle peninsula. Every time we stepped out of the car it was a battle against the wind. later we drove down to the "Ring of Kerry" which is a long 180 kms drive along the Kerry coast. The sights were heavenly, it made me feel insignificant, minuscule which on the contrary means I felt the world much larger than then tiny cubicles i spend my day . We stopped at the famous Killerny national park which is 10,400 hectares in area!! The entire landscape in the jungle was carpeted with the Irish colour ' Green'.The moss seems to be the chosen clothing for the damp trees. The thunderous waterfall sounded like a jet engine in full blast. Its mostly due to the incessant rains that has pounded the county since weeks. Sun sets by 5:30 here and we begun our trip back to Dublin. It was the journey (900 kms in total) that was fun and the beauty what nature offered was the seasoning to fun. This beautiful country side deserves another visit is what is etched in my head now, which i truly intend to fulfill when Ireland lets me soak up the sun.For more pictures:
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