Camping in Ireland Part III – Glen of Aherlow Day 1
The day dawned rainy (go figure) on our last day in Killarney. We spent the morning packing our wet tent and gear into the car. At last ready to go, we headed toward Blarney. I had picked up a map of stone circles in the area and we decided to try to find one. Unsuccessfully, the entire excursion cost us a little over an hour. We kept on toward Blarney. We arrived at Blarney Castle, which is actually a neat ruin to visit. It has not been restored like some of the Castles we’ve seen. We saw the famed Blarney Stone. But declined hanging upside down to kiss it. After seeing the cave under the castle, we climbed back in the car and headed toward where the campsite probably would be. All I had for an address was Glen of Aherlow. Not exactly easy to find. Jane (the Tomtom) had no idea that it even existed. I found it on the touring map and we made our way toward the little camper that indicated a campsite was there. Not knowing if it was our campsite or not. We had a reserved spot so it was definitely where we would be staying. We finally arrived and set up. Drove into Tipperary amid jokes from Phil on how far it was. I know, I know, I married him. We went to the supermarket got food and came back. Not a horribly exciting day unless you were here and had the fun of watching Phil walk around private property searching for a stone circle that may or may not still be there. In fact I kind of wish I’d seen that. I was in the car with the kids, but listening to him, he ran over hills and ducked behind things not to be seen. That would have been quite a sight.
Glen of Aherlow Day 2
After winds tried to take down the tent all night, we got going in the car about 11:00 am. Our first stop of the day was at Cahir Castle, an impressive castle that we could climb to all parts of including the dungeon. Then we decided to try to do a bit of shopping. The two towns nearby were Waterford or Kilkenny. We decided on Kilkenny. The shops were across from Kilkenny Castle. We bypassed the castle and looked through the shops, but found nothing that really peaked our interests. On the way back, we stopped at Tesco to get food for dinner. After dining and kids playing with another boy at the camp, we went to bed. Last night camping!!!! YEAH!!!!! If not for the torrential downpour and slightly leaky tent, last night would have been a great sleep. Alas, it was not meant to be.
The day dawned rainy (go figure) on our last day in Killarney. We spent the morning packing our wet tent and gear into the car. At last ready to go, we headed toward Blarney. I had picked up a map of stone circles in the area and we decided to try to find one. Unsuccessfully, the entire excursion cost us a little over an hour. We kept on toward Blarney. We arrived at Blarney Castle, which is actually a neat ruin to visit. It has not been restored like some of the Castles we’ve seen. We saw the famed Blarney Stone. But declined hanging upside down to kiss it. After seeing the cave under the castle, we climbed back in the car and headed toward where the campsite probably would be. All I had for an address was Glen of Aherlow. Not exactly easy to find. Jane (the Tomtom) had no idea that it even existed. I found it on the touring map and we made our way toward the little camper that indicated a campsite was there. Not knowing if it was our campsite or not. We had a reserved spot so it was definitely where we would be staying. We finally arrived and set up. Drove into Tipperary amid jokes from Phil on how far it was. I know, I know, I married him. We went to the supermarket got food and came back. Not a horribly exciting day unless you were here and had the fun of watching Phil walk around private property searching for a stone circle that may or may not still be there. In fact I kind of wish I’d seen that. I was in the car with the kids, but listening to him, he ran over hills and ducked behind things not to be seen. That would have been quite a sight.
Glen of Aherlow Day 2
After winds tried to take down the tent all night, we got going in the car about 11:00 am. Our first stop of the day was at Cahir Castle, an impressive castle that we could climb to all parts of including the dungeon. Then we decided to try to do a bit of shopping. The two towns nearby were Waterford or Kilkenny. We decided on Kilkenny. The shops were across from Kilkenny Castle. We bypassed the castle and looked through the shops, but found nothing that really peaked our interests. On the way back, we stopped at Tesco to get food for dinner. After dining and kids playing with another boy at the camp, we went to bed. Last night camping!!!! YEAH!!!!! If not for the torrential downpour and slightly leaky tent, last night would have been a great sleep. Alas, it was not meant to be.
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