Tuesday morning

[byslantedlight]

Good morning! Today so far has been a castle, a lake, a pooka (I swear - it was right at the roadworks that took ages, and I couldn't take a photo of it!) and now the Dingle Peninsula and the Wild Atlantic Way. Lovely... *g*

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[milomaus]

Beautiful castle and the sea and blue skies!
So much fun!

What is a pooka?

[byslantedlight]

I knew I'd get behind!

It was indeed a fab castle etc. - yeay travelling!

A pooka is an old Irish spirit that often takes the guise of an animal, particularly one of those sharp-horned, bearded, shaggy-furred goats, like the one I saw but couldn't take a photo of! They're ancient beings that are neither good nor bad, but often seem malevolent since they're not working to the whims of humans. Oh, and they can be mischievous. This one struck me as definitely mischievous! *g*

[sc_fossil]

I enjoyed the Ring of Kerry... Valencia Lighthouse, Kenmare Stone Circle, and we hiked down to some dinosaur prints, among a ton of other things. It's very beautiful. And it was raining and flooded when we were there. :) We wanted to so to Skelleg Michael but the seas were so rough that boats were not going out the day we were there. Too bad because they were filming the Star Wars movie that week! We skipped the Blarney experience.

Thanks for the pics and reminders of my trip.

[byslantedlight]

I wished I'd been able to do the Ring of Kerry, I just didn't have enough time! I'm very jealous of your dinosaur prints - how fab! *g*

And wow for filming Star Wars too - I saw a sign saying "Home of Star Wars" on the Dingle peninsular, and wondered... *g*

Blarney was fun, and I'm glad I went - especially for the gardens - but kissing the stone was definitely an experience!

[cim3745]

oh I want to be there - the old castle looks lovely

[byslantedlight]

The castle was fab - I wish I'd been able to stay until it opened, and look inside, and to go and visit Muckross House down the road, too... You should come next time, we'll do a Pros-based Irish road trip! *g*

[macklingirl]

That's a wonderful idea! I would come too! :-)

[macklingirl]

A blue sky, a pooka, a castle and the Wild American Way. Heart, what can you wish more?

[byslantedlight]

Very, very little else... except maybe a couple of extra weeks to keep going! *g*

And heeeee, it did rather feel like the Wild American way, as much as the Wild Atlantic way! *g*

[macklingirl]

Oh my, what did I have in my mind? But it also begins with a big A so you know what I mean. *gg*

[loxleyprince]

Oooh! Castle! I do love castles (my OH is big into towers and things you can Go Up, but I much prefer castles.) *iz envious*