Busy day.
Camera Talk
People always ask what camera I use. Well, three actually. My camera of choice and most often used is my Sony RX100 VII. If I don’t take that camera with me, then I normally use my Pixel 7 Pro phone camera. It takes very good pictures. Since the Pixel Pro has a sim card that does not work outside the USA, I also have my Irish phone – a Samsung Galaxy A03 which has an OK camera. So mostly you will see pics from the Sony or the Samsung A03.
Walking
Normally, when it’s not raining, we take separate walks in the morning. (Elaine is too fast for me to keep up with). So today we did our first walks. Normally it’s a loop walk – into town one way and back the other way. The Irish are late risers, so it’s normally very quiet in town at 7:00 to 8:00 am when we are walking. We went in opposite directions and usually meet somewhere mid-walk unless we take different routes in town.
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The House – 18 Ard Na Mara.
Very comfortable house. Great sun room and patio. Bed very comfortable. We preferred the master bedroom at #23 Ard Na Mara, and 23 also had a better kitchen. But the view, patio, and sun room are nice. All in all, it’s a wash. The bedroom we use is the one with the yellow blanket. The yellow flowers (which are everywhere in Ireland) are gorse. Our car is a Toyota C-HR Hybrid. The car’s name is Eion ( = Owen in English).
The Drive
It was overcast, but we decided to ride out to Slea Head. We made two stops.
Dunquin Pier is where the ferry goes to the Blasket Islands. It’s a very small passenger-only ferry holding twenty people max. It often doesn’t run because the seas are too rough. It wasn’t running today. Great pics of the road (path?) down to the pier. The last picture is of a picture of sheep coming up the path.
Then we stopped at Clogher Strand, one of my favorite spots in Dingle. There were a bunch of stone towers on the beach that people had built. The waves were crashing.
Dinner at the Half Door
Our first eat out dinner was at the Half Door Restaurant. It’s one of our favorite three. We had kir royales to start. The wine with dinner was a Louis Latour Burgandy pinot noir. Elaine had the pork belly starter and then cod with mussels as her main followed by fruit pavlova for dessert. I had six local oysters followed by a duo of John Dory and turbot. My dessert was lemon posset with strawberries. Fabulous meal!
We stopped at O’Flaherty’s for an after dinner drink. No music on Mondays, but we checked in with bartender Mary and had a quick libation. Then it was home to bed.
Well, looks like ye’re off to a grand start, but we were very disappointed to read the headlines that said not GEOGHEGANS Arrive in Ireland but BIDEN Arrives in Ireland. House looks great. Enjoy! Is there anything you haven’t seen or done in Dingle?
Not much we haven’t done.
I love when you take random pix on your walkabouts, like the flowers blooming next to the creek. Nice digs at Ard Na Mara with a grand view.
That’s some path down to Dunquin Pier. I don’t think the sheep enjoyed it. Definitely not a beach day at Clogher Strand! But I love crashing waves.
Dinner at The Half Door looks scrumptious. As always.
Now that we’ve been there, it’s amazing when the ferry runs at Slea Head. The winds blow so hard it’s tough to stand upright! Lovely pix, but didn’t see your house. When we walked from Skellig hotel into town, is that where house is? Or the other way?
The other way. You wouldn’t see unless you were off the main road.
The house looks great and, as usual, the food always amazing. Enjoyed seeing the stone towers. Glad Elaine watched where she stepped. Stay well….Cindy
I definitely have oyster envy, Joe! Those look fantastic.