{"id":900,"date":"2013-12-19T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T19:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=900"},"modified":"2013-12-20T03:38:23","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T10:38:23","slug":"cliffs-of-moher-and-co-kerry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=900","title":{"rendered":"Cliffs of Moher and Co. Kerry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day eight of our journey started out with a stop at the Cliffs of Moher.\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cliffsofmoher.ie\/\">http:\/\/www.cliffsofmoher.ie\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"cliffsofmoher 1.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffsofmoher 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cliffsofmoher-1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Briens tower:\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cliffsofmoher.ie\/about-the-cliffs\/obriens-tower\/\">http:\/\/www.cliffsofmoher.ie\/about-the-cliffs\/obriens-tower\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"obriens tower.jpg\" alt=\"Obriens tower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/obriens-tower.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And some more views:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"cliffofmoher 2a.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffofmoher 2a\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cliffofmoher-2a.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"cliffsofmoher 3.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffsofmoher 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cliffsofmoher-3.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"cliffsofmoher 4.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffsofmoher 4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cliffsofmoher-4.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We were on a bit of a tight schedule, as we had to get to Tralee to meet a train. \u00c2\u00a0We crossed the River Shannon on the ferry on the way. \u00c2\u00a0Rob and Kristinia wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be smiling soon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"kristinia and rob on ferry.jpg\" alt=\"Kristinia and rob on ferry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/kristinia-and-rob-on-ferry.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We were about to lose them in Tralee. \u00c2\u00a0A profound sadness was descending over the group.<\/p>\n<p>Sean asked Gina to guard the Vagatron.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"gina guarding the Vagabonder on ferry.jpg\" alt=\"Gina guarding the Vagabonder on ferry\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gina-guarding-the-Vagabonder-on-ferry.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Tralee, we said goodbye to Rob and Kristinia, as they left to catch a train to Dublin returning to Dallas. \u00c2\u00a0No more butt-slapping as we got out of the Vagabonder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tralee.ie\/\">http:\/\/www.tralee.ie\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indigo.ie\/~tedcarr\/abouttralee.html\">http:\/\/indigo.ie\/~tedcarr\/abouttralee.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were joined in Tralee by Pub Patty and Za Za Javonne for the remainder of the trip. \u00c2\u00a0A sad loss but a welcome addition.<\/p>\n<p>Some sights of Tralee:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"pretty tralee  mini.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty tralee  mini\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/pretty-tralee-mini.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"tralee monument.jpg\" alt=\"Tralee monument\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tralee-monument.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"tralee square.jpg\" alt=\"Tralee square\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tralee-square.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"tralee dancers.jpg\" alt=\"Tralee dancers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/tralee-dancers.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After leaving Tralee with our two new Vagabonders, we traveled to the Glanteenassig Wood nature park for a walk. \u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoverireland.ie\/Activities-Adventure\/glanteenassig-wood\/78255\">http:\/\/www.discoverireland.ie\/Activities-Adventure\/glanteenassig-wood\/78255<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was another misty Irish day, making for a rather damp walk, but enjoyable nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"glanteenassig lake.jpg\" alt=\"Glanteenassig lake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glanteenassig-lake.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"glanteenassig creek.jpg\" alt=\"Glanteenassig creek\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glanteenassig-creek.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An enchanted forest. \u00c2\u00a0We might have been in the Middle Earth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"glanteenassig enchanted forest.jpg\" alt=\"Glanteenassig enchanted forest\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glanteenassig-enchanted-forest.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"glanteenassig enchanted forest 2.jpg\" alt=\"Glanteenassig enchanted forest 2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glanteenassig-enchanted-forest-2.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"glanteenassig enchanted forest 3.jpg\" alt=\"Glanteenassig enchanted forest 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glanteenassig-enchanted-forest-3.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"glanteenassig enchanted forest 4.jpg\" alt=\"Glanteenassig enchanted forest 4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/glanteenassig-enchanted-forest-4.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Totally enchanted, we left the pretty park, and took a foggy ride over Connor Hill to Dingle for our over night stay, in fact our only two night stay of the trip. \u00c2\u00a0View from Connor Hill.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"view from connor hill.jpg\" alt=\"View from connor hill\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/view-from-connor-hill.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dingle is a delightful town, a good choice for our only two night stay.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"dingle harbor.jpg\" alt=\"Dingle harbor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dingle-harbor.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"dingle koriarity store.jpg\" alt=\"Dingle koriarity store\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dingle-koriarity-store.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"dingle crucifixion scene.jpg\" alt=\"Dingle crucifixion scene\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dingle-crucifixion-scene.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gina and I spent several pleasant evening hours at the O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Sullivans Courthouse Pub, talking with locals and listening to music.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"dingle tommy osullivan singing.jpg\" alt=\"Dingle tommy osullivan singing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dingle-tommy-osullivan-singing.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We were spied upon by a couple of lurkers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"dingle girls watching.jpg\" alt=\"Dingle girls watching\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/dingle-girls-watching.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We ate a late, excellent meal at the Dingle Pub, then returned to the hotel, another full day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day eight of our journey started out with a stop at the Cliffs of Moher.\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.cliffsofmoher.ie\/ &nbsp; O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Briens tower:\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.cliffsofmoher.ie\/about-the-cliffs\/obriens-tower\/ &nbsp; And some more views: &nbsp; We were on a bit of a tight schedule, as we had to get to Tralee &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelswithwesley.com\/?p=900\">Continue reading <span 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