+103: Dingle Recap

The past few weeks have been crazy, so I haven't been able to post much...I'll try and catch up over the next few days before I head back to the States (!!!!!!) but I make no promises....

We went down to the Dingle Peninsula from the 12th to the 14th of November, and it was absolutely gorgeous!

On the way, we stopped at Coole Park, home of Lady Gregory, which was really fascinating. Then we stopped at Bunratty Castle, which was a lot of fun. There's a castle on the grounds (obviously) but they also have recreations of cottages from different counties, which is really cool. After that, we finally headed down to Dingle, and checked into our hotel--a legitimate hotel!--by the bay.

The next day, we went on a driving tour of the area, and went out by the Blasket Islands which were actually evacuated by the government mid-20th century. We went to monastic ruins (obviously) and saw beehive huts, and then went to this GORGEOUS beach! We spent a good chunk of time there, and found this little cave and went exploring and it was a ton of fun! (This was also the day I finally caved in and bought a raincoat...took long enough, no?)

Dingle was our last group trip and also my favorite! Here are some pictures!



Me at Coole Park:


Cottage at Bunratty:



Jess, Kels, & I by some of the cottages at Bunratty:


Bunratty:



Kaylyn, Court, & I in the cave we found:



Beach:


Beach:




Beach:




Kaylyn & I at the beach:


Kels, Court, Jess, & I--this made Hobart's This Week in Photos!:


We all jumped on this rock as the tide came in:


Exploring the cave!:


Court, Kels, & I on the beach:


Random shot on one of our walking tours of ruins:


UBart in the ruins of an old church:


Monastery:


Our favorite store in Dingle:



Funny story. I'm actually heading down to the Saturday market with Jess & Kaylyn in a few....I went to put on my socks (which have been washed, since, I swear!) and sand from the beach in Dingle poured out.