The Dingle Peninsula, Ireland, 18 September 2015

We woke up Friday morning to overcast skies.  We ate breakfast, packed up, and headed out to drive the Dingle Peninsula.

We arrived at Dingle and then drove the red route along the coastline.  At #9 we took the gold road down the middle, back to Dingle.

 The coastline stretched out into Dingle Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

 Sandy beaches were found here and there with plenty of room to enjoy.  Some people were surfing in areas.

 Inland, the hills were marked off in fields with sheep dotting the green.

 I was impressed with the clean look of the houses, etc.  They are different from the red/brown brick of England.  These are built with cinder block and plastered over.  They all look like they have a fresh paint job.  One local told us the Irish take pride in their homes and paint them regularly.

 Dad stopped the car and I got out to take this picture.  I discovered there was a little trail leading down further to the edge.  I ventured down and could look back to the little village across the way.

 We stopped at a beach to get a picture of Adellae's traveling lizard.  The water was not that cold.  The sand  is sand; just like San Diego.

The road was pretty tight in some places.  We were next!

 We stopped at Fahan, and checked out Dunbeg Fort.  The fort is small and sits on the promontory of a sheer cliff.  Archeology shows people living there around  8 or 9 A.D.

I don't think this goat lived there then, but boy, he sure is an old goat!  Look at the size of those horns!

 You can see they were short people.  Someone had to lay the stones.  It must have taken some time as they are pretty heavy.  Did they use sheer human strength to get them there or did they devise a way to hoist them up?

 As we walked the path down to the fort, we saw little streams flowing to the sea.  When we got to the edge we saw this waterfall.

Waves splashing up onto the rugged rocks.

The other side of the cliff.  See how the field goes right down to the edge.

A beautiful scene from the top down to the fort.  The sea and clouds were silver shiny.

The Stonehouse Restaurant was across the road from the fort.  We went in for a very nice lunch of sandwiches and salad.  The style was different from England.  We enjoyed the meal.