Ring of Kerry and the Skellig Ring

These are photos from a drive we did from Dingle to the Inveragh Peninsula that took in part of the Ring of Kerry and the Skelling Ring. Our first stop was Inch Beach. The beach is about 2 miles long and you can drive on it!

This sign was painted on the side of a cafe at the beach.

We stopped at a lookout that was covered with 'sculptures' made out of the loose rock lining the edge of the cliff. This was our contribution.

These were our first glimpses of the Skellig Islands. The larger of the two islands is called Skellig Michael which has the remains of a 6th century Christian monastery.  You can visit the islands but only in the summer months when the seas aren't so rough.

While we couldn't visit the Skellig Islands, we did get to Valentia Island which is linked to the Irish mainland by a bridge. There are only about 700 people who live on the island. Local women used to walk just below this cliff to collect peat. Most of the path has now fallen into the sea.

The lighthouse was buit in the 1850's.

The town is Portmagee and this is where the road bridge connects Valentia Island with the mainland. By the way, the first transatlantic cable between Europe and North America stretched between Newfoundland and Valentia Island.

And this is the twilight view of the Skelligs from Valentia Island.

Because we encountered so many tractors during our travels, Aimee decided we should keep count of all the tractors and use that number to rate the success of the day.  The drive of the Ring of Kerry and Skellig Ring was a 20+ tractor day!