By Saturday morning the storm had mostly passed, but it was still windy and chilly (upper 40’s) with occasional rain showers. Saturday was taken up with grocery shopping at Dingle’s SuperValu and with arranging the house: unpacking and setting up the requisite computer and charging stations.
Then it was Elaine’s treat for lunch at Sheehy’s Anchor Down restaurant. We know one of the Sheehy’s, fishermen all who sell at the restaurant what they catch from their boat. Elaine had monk fish medallions and I had mackerel and calamari salad. It was all good! Next it was also a stop at the Dingle Pub to say hello to Tom Geaney and enjoy that first (for this trip) pint of Guinness. Dinner was at home – delicious fresh caught monk fish (double monk fish day for Elaine!) and sauteed spinach. My gimlet was with double distilled Dingle Vodka. Yum on the food and drink. After dinner we went into town for some dessert beverages and traditional Irish music at O’Flaherty’s.
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“Ride Dingle” was on Sunday. Postponed from Saturday because of Friday night’s storm, it’s a bicycle ride from Dingle around Slea Head Drive, then back through Dingle to cross over Conor Pass and eventually return to Dingle again for the finish. We watched and chatted with Dingle Garda officers Hurley and Murphy.
While in town I made reservations for tonight (Sunday) at Out of the Blue, a Dingle mainstay that we have never visited before. Seafood only – meat lovers not welcome. And I bought tickets for a concert Monday night at the little St. Jame’s Church (Church of Ireland – Episcopal).
Dinner was grand as you can tell from the pictures. I had oysters followed by char grilled plaice and sea bass while Elaine enjoyed flash fried squid with chillies and garlic followed by pollock in a potato crust.
After dinner it was off to the Dingle Pub to listen to Richie O’Brien & Dreams of Freedom and to see David Geaney dancing. And we chatted with a nice couple that we had met in the afternoon in the bookstore while I was buying the concert tickets.
I just enjoyed my coffee and English muffin while listening to Richie O’Brien. Very nice.
As always, the food looks scrumptious.
Elaine, I love your LL Bean shirt.
Sounds like you are getting settled in Dingle. I will take the Irish rain over our CO snow right now. Will continue thru Wed. off and on! I agree with Sue, love the blue shirt. XO Cindy