Sunday
Quiet Sunday; cloudy but mostly dry. The cleaners came in this morning for the final clean during our stay, so we got out of the house at 9:30. For lack of a better idea, we drove to Inch Beach (30 minutes). It’s probably the most famous beach on the Dingle Peninsula. It juts out three or so miles into Dingle Bay reaching toward the Ring of Kerry just south of the Dingle Peninsula. It is flanked by sand dunes. Cars can drive right on the beach (we didn’t). There are walkers, dog walkers, children, joggers, surfers, swimmers, and horses on the beach. It’s a well known surfing spot, but today the seas were too calm for any serious surfers. As you walk down the beach, you get closer and closer to the Ring of Kerry, specifically Cromane and Glenbeigh which are both noted for their oyster farms and where most of the oysters served in Dingle come from. We strolled about two miles out and then two miles back.
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We stopped in Sammy’s Shop at the beach where Elaine found some of her preferred Inis perfume at a good price. Sammy also has a restaurant (that is pretty good), but we had our mind on fish and chips for lunch at Sheehy’s in Dingle. We drove home a slightly different route over a lonely mountain road.
We did the fish and chips thing at Sheehy’s, had an ice cream cone at Kool Scoops, and retired to home for the day. We had a nice fire, cocktails and cheese by the fire, and leftovers for dinner. It’s time to start emptying the fridge as we move into our last week in Dingle.
Monday Morning
Just got up to lashing rain and wind. It looks like a hunker-down type of day, but the forecast for tomorrow is better. We certainly have no complaints whatsoever about the weather – it’s been fantastic. The blog will take tomorrow morning off and be back on Wednesday morning with Tuesday’s report.
You certainly know the countryside and can find your way around. Your days have a pleasant routine to them. I love the days when the weather encourages you to stay indoors and look at the world through the windows. Thank you for sharing your observations. I feel like I’ve been along for the ride.
What a wild and beautiful beach. It looks cold and raw in the photos and Elaine is bundled up, but then there are folks coming out of the water in just bathing suits. Go figure.
Cheese, crackers and cocktails in front of the fire sounds so nice after a long walk along the beach.
I agree with Jan Marie. It’s nice to be along for the ride.
What a wild and beautiful beach. It looks cold and raw there with Elaine bundled up and yet there are folks coming out of the water in bathing suits. Go figure.
Cheese, crackers and cocktails in front of the fire sounds so nice after a four mile walk along the beach.
I agree with Jan Marie. It’s great to be along for the ride.
LOL those guys have to be nuts, what is the temp of that water, crazy!
54° according to a local website
Those Irish men, tough going into the water but probably wishing they had Elaine’s coat coming out! Would love to be the horse rider on the beach. You had a great day.