so when i said yesterday was my favorite day.... i lied. today was absolutely my favorite day, but i am probably going to be saying that everyday from here on out. today we drove around the dingle peninsula. it was the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. the scenry was amazing. i think i had my jaw open the whole time. it probably took us a total of six hours to drive around, stop for pictures and eat lunch.
driving around the dingle penisula is one big circle. we started in a town called dingle and ended in dingle. it is one big circle of narrow roads that make the drive take a little while to complete. dad and i defintely struggled. we aren't use to two way streets that look like one ways. i don't understand how we fit on the roads, let a lone a giant tour bus. it was hilarious when we came head to head with another car and there was no way for either of us to pull over to let the other person through. just when we thought it wouldn't get harder.... it did. it was for sure the hardest when we had to squeeze our way around a tour bus. don't worry, i took videos of this! and i am going to post all of them! my dad said he felt like he was in a video game and he had to get through all the obstacles to pass onto the next level.
this beach was our first look out point. my dad drew this cute little heart in the sand (nat & dad).
Town of Dingle...
the town of dingle is this cute little fisherman town. it kind of looks like alaska. it is rainy and gloomy weather but the buidlings are so colorful it makes up for it. i wish we had more colorful buildings back in the states. it makes everything look so much better. i couldn't stop taking pictures. this is also where we decided to stop for lunch. we ate at a yummy sea food resturaunt on the mariana. my dad and i ordered a sea food chowder. it was so so so so so good. there were chunks of salmon in it! chowder is a hit and miss for me. i either love it or it is too much. i am pretty sure that green stuff on the top is pesto sauce? it doesn't matter, it was to DIE for.
Ireland Traveling Tips We Have Learned...So Far
1. make sure you get car insurance, its a little more but it is worth it. we have had some close calls, no accidents but you seriously never know what could happen on these narrow streets.
2. rain coat is the most important item to pack. i also packed rain boots and i am so glad. they have for sure come in handy.
3. the weather is so back and fourth so pack items you can layer. one minute we have seven layers on, the next we are strippin it all off.
4. carry cash! most to all places in ireland do not except credit cards. i know it is a pain carrying and paying with cash but it is more of a pain always trying to find an atm.
5. the last one is pretty obvious but use a gps system. we wouldn't be anything without one :)
