COUNTY KERRY TO LIMERICK
We find ourselves once again on a small ferry that cuts a good couple of hours off our drive and takes us into Tralee. The Rose of Tralee Festival, an annual event has only just finished so luckily we have missed most of the crowds, also accommodation prices are coming down slowly and after next week when schools are back in will be much less expensive. We notice that the farms here are much bigger and more prosperous here than we have seen for a while. Black faced sheep and fat cattle graze in lush green fields edged by stone walls. In Limerick we catch up with The Tour of Ireland, a bike race, similar to the Tour d France, but on a smaller version. We watch the start of the day’s 180 km stage, which take the riders around the Dingle Peninsula, back over the area we covered yesterday. This will be a hard day for the riders, they have to climb the Conor Pass, a 410m climb and with the narrow lanes, and drizzly rain today they will have to be in top form to complete this stage. There is a team here representing Australia, and we gave them an extra loud cheer as they ride past us. We visit a few historical sites, then head back to our hotel to plan the next leg of ‘Our Tour of Ireland’, The Cliffs of Moher, The Burren and County Galway.
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