Ireland 🇮🇪 calling
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Feckin one man rabble so you are.Oi, I resemble that remark!
Nice one JB. 
I hope Tim "Timolgra" is keeping well?
Got the SW of Ireland booked for next June, staying near Castleisland.....interestimg and helpful
He is and on fine form, as ever
Speaking to him makes you think about life in general-he’s a wise owl
Excellent, thanks JB. It was good to meet you. Stay safe Comrade.
Now, where were we?
Still in Beara and today we visited Killarney lakes, Molls Gap and Gap of Dunloe areas
Whiddy Island - just before Glengarriff
USAF base there in WW1 1917-18 where they flew seaplanes to disrupt German U boats attacking the supplies convoys
Now a deep water oil terminal
Still in Beara and today we visited Killarney lakes, Molls Gap and Gap of Dunloe areas
Whiddy Island - just before Glengarriff
USAF base there in WW1 1917-18 where they flew seaplanes to disrupt German U boats attacking the supplies convoys
Now a deep water oil terminal
We stopped in Kenmare for coffee in a proper real French patisserie and had a large cow for company
Then onto Molls Gap and views from the wee valley below it
Then onto Molls Gap and views from the wee valley below it
Gap of Dunloe was full of promise - but turned out to be a theme park for American tourists
Sadly it was a nightmare
Horses and carts on a single track mountain road make for frustration
Walkers (wankers) from USA wandering all over the road and also on hired electric bikes
Recipe = a shite ride in some spectacular countryside
No pictures taken
So, once into Killarney we headed out again via the lakes, past Ladies View where we stopped for a coffee and back over to Kenmare to take the road alongside Kenmare sound
We cut over Healy Pass and that was amazing - a truly stunning road with little to no traffic on it - as worthy as some of the Alpine passes
Sadly it was a nightmare
Horses and carts on a single track mountain road make for frustration
Walkers (wankers) from USA wandering all over the road and also on hired electric bikes
Recipe = a shite ride in some spectacular countryside
No pictures taken
So, once into Killarney we headed out again via the lakes, past Ladies View where we stopped for a coffee and back over to Kenmare to take the road alongside Kenmare sound
We cut over Healy Pass and that was amazing - a truly stunning road with little to no traffic on it - as worthy as some of the Alpine passes
Back in town, I spotted this monument to Irish 
nationalists and the fighters in 1916 onwards and also supporting IRA
Plus a lovely original Audi Quattro
nationalists and the fighters in 1916 onwards and also supporting IRAPlus a lovely original Audi Quattro
Nice report JB. Kenmare looked quiet. Did you go early?
Going to do the Healy Pass again in the other direction as it was so good
Sunny today too
Sunny today too
I hear that this is a good spot for lunch if you are in the area John. Helens Bar.
If you've time Priests Leap is also another nice spin. Not as well surfaced or flowy as Healy - but the views are class
Priests Leap
Pleased you enjoyed Healy Pass JB. I'll definitely be doing it again if I go back that way, you certainly got better weather than Phil and I.
Regarding The Gap of Dunloe our Kenmare landlady said to do it after 16:00 hrs.when the pony and carts and tourists have all gone back to Killarney.
Regarding The Gap of Dunloe our Kenmare landlady said to do it after 16:00 hrs.when the pony and carts and tourists have all gone back to Killarney.
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