Ireland was great - very green,very wet, very.............. well Irish. We visited the Waterford Crystal visitor centre, which closes next month. It had some beautiful stuff, we saved a fortune by .. not buying anything! We did a quick journey around part of the Ring of Kerry, beautiful scenery, narrow roads. Fortunately we did not meet any coaches coming in the opposite direction. The Cliffs of Moher we impressive, as was the weather at the time ... very strong winds sending spray ABOVE the tall cliffs, and squalls of rain. But worth it. Philip is now a certified whiskey taster after our visit to the Jameson's old distillery. We will compare the Irish product with the Scottish version in a few weeks time. Blarney Castle was on the tour too, but neither of us bothered to kiss the stone. A highlightwas the Ben Ratty folk park, a collection of houses etc from different time periods and different locations. We stayed ata mixture of Travelodge hotels (they had a special), and camping sites. Fortuntaely our van was warm and cosy and leak proof! We preferred the van as we managed to stay in some really nice scenic places.
No photos this time as we are on the road.
Now we are backin London for Roselle's wedding. After that it's up to the north of England and Scotland for a month.
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