Day 4

Listen, so I did chicken out on Blarney castle. But in my defense, it was a bank holiday in Ireland so we assumed it would be busy as heck, and also the thought of dangling backwards off of the edge of the castle was giving me nausea, and I’ve had enough going on with our boy at home to make me nauseas enough. More on that at the end of this blog.

So, instead of Blarney, we went and saw some ruins (Coppingers Court), and the Drombeg stone circle. It was a nice drive despite the absolutely sketchy roads we had to drive down to get there.

For lunch we went to Glandor Inn near the southern coast, and had some fish and chips (clearly, I can’t get enough of them) and a whiskey sour that was just so so good. Kevin had a seafood chowder that was also delicious. The views were absolutely incredible it was my favorite lunch spot so far.

After lunch we headed up to Muckross just outside of Killarney. We headed toward the National park and ended up going to Muckross abbey and exploring the ruins there. It was absolutely gorgeous and so much of it was still standing.

After a nice walk around the park and the Abbey we headed to our B&B where our welcome note said that BUNNIES and PUPPIES were waiting for us near the stables. Obviously we ran right over and got some of the cutest puppy snuggles. The pups looked so similar but one was so sweet and calm while the other was an absolute menace. I loved the menace so very much. The bunnies were less than interested in human interaction so we just watched them through their enclosure. The B&B also had horses in the barn that I loved giving pets to.

For dinner, we went into Killarney where we had to change our original plan because the first restaurant we wanted to go to was fully booked for the evening. We wandered over to the next closest place and it ended up being an awesome decision. We got a bottle of wine for the table that was delicious, and the food and service were both wonderful. Before bed, we got some more puppy snuggles. In my opinion, every B&B should come with puppies.

Day 5

We had a late start to the morning because of Rex’s emergency overnight (again, ill go into all the details at the end) but woke up in time for breakfast. Simple toast, fruit, and yogurt, but they also had cheese which seemed odd for breakfast, but I’m 100% on board with cheese any time of the day. Before checkout, naturally we got some more puppy snuggles and pet the horses then it was time to get on the road. We had a bit of a drive on the agenda for today, so for lunch we stopped at a grocery store where we got a loaf of the best still warm because it was so fresh bread, and some meats and cheeses to eat with it. It was probably the best bread I’ve ever had and I’d be perfectly happy repeating that lunch every day. In the afternoon we made it to the Cliffs of Moher. The coastline was absolutely stunning and unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. It was also one of the windiest places I’ve ever experienced. Kevin seemed unbothered, but Marissa and I felt like we were going to be blown away by the wind.

The drive to Galway from there was stunning, but I felt bad for Kevin because the roads were narrow and winding so he didn’t get to enjoy much of the view. We saw some more ruins along the drive and were able to enjoy the view of them from the road without having to stop. In Galway, we again had to change our dinner plans because the place was fully booked up, so we ended up at Anafora Turkish bistro. Marissa and Kevin both had Kebabs, and I got pasta which definitely did not seem to belong on the menu, but was delicious all the same. After dinner we stopped at Tig Coili Pub where Kevin and Marissa had their millionth pint of Guinness. I was too sleep deprived to have a beer. We are now back at the hotel where I’m hoping to get a full nights sleep, but that’s TBD.