Today we set off to Dingle, in the extreme south west of Kerry. We decided to have a coffee stop in Tralee on the way, where we went to a wee park full of roses and it had information boards on the origin of the song “The Rose of Tralee.” It’s rather a sad story. A local rich boy fell in love with a much less rich girl (actually called Mary) and his parents sent him away to break up their romance. When he eventually arrived back in Tralee he found out that she had died. He never forgot her and wrote the song in her memory. Not far from Dingle we stopped at Insh Beach which is on a long narrow peninsula. It was extremely hot but I stayed cool by paddling in the lovely cool water as we walked a couple of kilometres along the beach and back. It was a beautiful sandy beach and in idyllic scenes some people were practising their hurling.
We found our next Airbnb, Boatman’s Cottage, up a wee lane in the centre of Dingle. It’s very comfortable although a bit on the warm side for me, due to the hot weather. James’ and my bedroom windows only opened a tiny amount * We had a walk around the picturesque little seaside town, and booked a boat trip for tomorrow morning, then had an absolutely delicious dinner - I had a citrus and gin risotto with chopped hazelnuts - the best meal of the holiday so far. Back at the cottage we played several lively games of Uno.
We found our next Airbnb, Boatman’s Cottage, up a wee lane in the centre of Dingle. It’s very comfortable although a bit on the warm side for me, due to the hot weather. James’ and my bedroom windows only opened a tiny amount * We had a walk around the picturesque little seaside town, and booked a boat trip for tomorrow morning, then had an absolutely delicious dinner - I had a citrus and gin risotto with chopped hazelnuts - the best meal of the holiday so far. Back at the cottage we played several lively games of Uno.
* In fact it was possible to open the window further, which James discovered in the morning.
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