The Ring of Kerry

I was tempted to drive a complete circle around the Dingle Peninsula but was reminded that the drive around the Ring of Kerry would take about 4 hours. This is a shame, because the scenery is supposed to be stunning. A few movies have been filmed here, one of which was Far and Away. The Ring of Kerry is said to be home to some of Ireland’s best scenery. In addition, the towns are said to be clean, charming and exactly what you’d envision an Irish town to be. We have seen nicer scenery through our tour of Ireland, but that is not to say the Ring isn’t without its beauty. None of the towns seemed worthwhile to stop in, but maybe it is because we are visiting out of season and they don’t have their flower boxes out yet. The drive was long but very worthwhile. We were going to rest in Killarney, the official start of the Ring of Kerry but I vetoed this decision. There was nothing for us to see in Killarney, except its Natural Park. We were only an hour’s drive from Blarney and the Blarney campsite has free showers, unlike the previous ones we have been at. So we drove to Blarney to spend two nights, this way we could visit Cork with a full day and see Blarney castle on our way out.