Monday, August 07, 2006

Arrival at the Beara

So, we drove to the Beara Peninsula . I would really recommend this area. The Ring of Kerry and the Dingle Peninsula get a lot more tourists, so they have better amenities, but it is worth sleeping on a lumpy bed for this! This is one of the best places I have ever been. We drove through Glengariff, which is right at the entrance to the peninsula, it is a lovely little town, and I would recommend staying there if you want choices in places to stay or eat. There are also plenty of tourist shops and bike rentals here. It was a beautiful day and the drive through was really nice. We stayed in Castletownbere, which is a little town on the southern side. Our B&B was great. The bed was wrapped in plastic, so we put the blanked under us and that was better. The room was gorgeous and we had an awesome view (again, these pics were on the broken CD). That night we treated ourselves to the Comera Restaurant. This place was REALLY good. I would recommend it as a night out place. After the Comera we went to the local pub where the bartender was extremely friendly and helpful. We chatted with her and had some beers. The rain came in along with a bunch of kids that were playing some sort of team sport. It was nice, a real home town feeling with everyone knowing everyone and the kids sitting all around the pub eating chips and drinking sodas. It was something we hadnt really encountered before in Ireland .

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