Day 23: Navigating around Dingle Peninsula

Today, I got to slept in till 8:00. I went down for breakfast a little after 8:30. Then I hanged out the sitting room of the b&b till almost 10:00. I like the sitting room of the b&b. It has comfortable chairs and loveseats. I left the b&b a little early before the tour began at 10:30. I just walked around the pier area and watch the boats.

Then I headed over to Kirrary b&b where we meet for the tour. There were four people on this tour so that's good. It's the Sciuird (irish for "excursion") Archeology tour. The tour started at 10:30 and ended at 13:00 and cost €20. The guide takes you around the peninsula with picture worthy stops. We also stopped at three archeology sites. It was pretty interesting to see marker stones and beehive huts. the drive to Slea Head and around was very beautiful with the beach and Blasket Island. I'm glad I didn't cycle it because it was pretty windy out today.

After the tour, I went to find lunch. You would probably guess I had fish and chips, or more specifically whiting and chips. The fish was very fresh, and I had to get careful because there were still a few bones in the fillet. Also, first time over here, I had ketchup with my chips. I guess she knew and gave me a little container of ketchup. The restaurant also boasted of having southern Fried chicken but I needed the fish since I'm in a fishing village. Afterwards, I walked around town again and then down to the coastal walk around Dingle Harbour. It was a bit muddy due to the few minutes of rain. The trail wasn't clear. It was through a couple of cow fields and then I decided to just walk along the beach, which was nice, up to the old empty tower and back past the starting point and to the pier. It was very windy out, and Rick Steves was right. It did take me 1.5 hours to walk the path. After all that walking, I reward myself with ice cream. It was good ice cream made locally. I had a scoop of chocolate and a scoop of peanut butter. Yum

After that I'm made my way back to the b&b to relax in the sitting room and just read. What a nice day!
At about 6pm, I went to find some stew. I did find some. I went to one pub since the stew was slightly bit cheaper, but the place was packed. They had live music started at 17:30 and all the tables and bar was full. The music was good when I was in there. So I walked a few doors down and went in. The place was empty because the other place had all the people. I was at John Benny Moriarty's. I heard that they had good music last night and a singer too. So, anyways, I ordered the beef and Guinness stew. It was very good and hearty, lots of meat and hardly any vegetables.

Then, after eating, I made my way back to the b&b. My face was seriously hot and red. I don't know if it was the alcohol or wind burn. Now, I'm back in the sitting room, relaxing. I don't know why people don't come down here. It's great, all for me then.

Tomorrow's agenda: Traveling to Killarney and explore this city