Some replies to some of the comments people have made – we read and appreciate them all!!:
- Yes, I am feeling better. Good, in fact. No more bloody noses since that first day last Saturday. Elaine visited the local Medical Center and asked if they could do a cauterization (in case I needed it). No go. That would require a trip to Kerry General Hospital in Tralee. That’s about a 40 minute ride away. Hopefully I won’t need to visit. Fingers crossed.
- We return home on January 4th. On the 3rd we will drive to Dublin and stay overnight near the airport. I hope we get the Ducati Suite again. We couldn’t really enjoy it last time because Elaine didn’t have her suitcase yet. We didn’t check in until after 10 PM and we left right after we retrieved the errant bag from the airport. (I will point out that we have never flown British Airlines without some major issue or other. But that’s another story.)
- The Galloway cattle are called Belted Galloways (or at least we call them that). They originated in Scotland, but we have encountered them around the world on our travels.
- Mianne: GREAT pictures from Puerto Rico. We couldn’t be in more different places. Hope you are having a great time.
- Happy Christmas and Happy New Year back to all who have sent similar wishes our way.
Friday was very Irish, weather wise. Clouds, light rain off and on, fog. The whole Irish thing. We had a very quiet day. It ended on a high note with a grand dinner at our favorite Dingle restaurant – the Chart House. It has no connection with the US chain. Jim and Susan are the proprietors and are now good friends. We have been dining there since the late 1990’s. After Kir Royales, Elaine had Dingle Bay Seafood Chowder with croutons and a dash of citrus oil followed by the Salmon which was the special fish of the day. I had Croquet of Skeaghanore Duck with Confit Leg, Pak Choi, and Date Jam (OMG!!!) followed by the other special, West Kerry Rack of Lamb. For dessert Elaine had a trio of ice creams with praline sauce and I had the scrumptious flourless chocolate cake with ice cream. The wine was a German Pinot Noir that was quite good. (You almost never see any California or other US wines on menus in Ireland. Lots of wines from Australia, South Africa, France, Germany, and Spain.)
Here are some pictures from dinner and another round of Dingle Pub fronts.
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Seafood Chowder 
The Duck 
Salmon 
Rack of Lamb 
Chocolate Cake 
Elaine’s Ice Cream 
The Wine
Thanks for telling us about the cows. I also thought about the belt look. They are very unique. What would Dingle be without their pubs? The food pics you have shared with us from the pubs looks very good. Are they all that way? Certainly many choices from Dingle. Take care…..
What a wonder trip
Thanks for taking me along
Did you pick up any of the spoken Irish in your travels ?