Schmidt's Adventures

Our final day with Dave. This has been a great 6 days. Our group has been so much fun and it seems like we have known each other for alot longer. We exchanged contact info, so hopefully we will stay in touch with some. Again, there was a hiking option, and again only Marty, Emilie and myself opted to go. We hiked into the Glanteenassig Recreation area. It has two lakes, the upper lake has a boardwalk to get you around. Very scenic. Lots of sheep everywhere as well. Had to stop for the "Sheep Parade. We met back up with Dave and stopped at the Railway Tavern and met the owner Mike O'Neil. Had a drink and then took a picture of the group behind the bar. It was a typical, old, countryside bar with lots of charm. We made a lunch stop in Adare. There are several authentic thatched houses in the town and an old church. Then it was on to Dublin to say good-bye to our new friends. We had time for dinner, then bed because we had ...

After breakfast, we headed towards the coast. Those looking for a hike were dropped off at the Dingle Way trailhead. There were only three of us. Marty, Emilie and myself. The trail hiked up the mountainside and followed the stone walls. As we got to higher elevation, the views were incredible. We felt sorry for the rest of the group for missing such views. We hiked along with the sheep. We passed a small waterfall, ring forts and many, many stone walls. We could see the beach where we would meet the rest of the group. At the top, we also had views of the Blasket Islands. Our hike ended at Coumeenola Beach. The beach was beautiful with jagged rocks on the edges. We  hiked about 7 miles.                                        Dave gave us a demostration of Hurling- a national Irish game. A bit crazy with a ball and stick. Once agai...