We got ourselves a compact car as the country roads in Ireland is pretty narrow and in the winter season it is wet too. We had a Ford Focus Zetec Manual and black in colour.
Ford Focus Zetec ( I think it is a 1.5 or 1.6 litre), quite fuel efficient.
But where the heck in Cork and Kerry? It's at the southwest of Ireland and it's considered as a countryside with nice scenery and also the place where the Atlantic Ocean meets Ireland.
Map of Cork and Kerry.
Pushed off at about 5.00am, Cork and Kerry is about 4 hours drive from Dublin. We drove through Tralee and I took some pictures of an old castle at Tralee.
Tralee Castle at castle street.
A church beside the Tralee Castle.
A church beside the Tralee Castle.
We kept driving on and finally reached our first destination, Kilarney lake. Took at shot at the lake hotel at Kilarney.
Lake Hotel by the Kilarney lake.
We also stumbled across a ruined castle.
McCarthy Mor Castle introduction.
The lake area is rather windy and cold. The lake is quite choppy probably due to the strong winds. Took a panoramic view of the Kilarney lake.
Panoramic view of Kilarney lake. Kilarney lake is rather huge, this is just a portion.
Took a closeup shot at the wild flowers at Kilarney lake.
A big tree by the Kilarney lake.
Another shot of the trees by the Kilarney lake.
A view of the lake hotel from McCarthy Mor Castle.
We spend a while enjoy the strong breeze in Kilarney and then drove to the Gap of Dunloe. We couldn't drive right through the the Gap of Dunloe, we parked the car and took a horse carriage ride to the gap. It's my first experience with hailstones too.
Gap of dunloe.
Another shot at Gap of Dunloe.
The trail at the Gap of Dunloe is done with horse carriage :) The Gap of Dunloe is a scenic 13km trail through horse carriage or walk across the Muckross lake. I experienced very strong breeze at the Gap of Dunloe.
The opposite view from Gap of Dunloe.
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