Killarney

This morning we started off (literally) at the top of the mountain... at Molls Gap. The elevation here is only about 2700 ft, but since Killarney is 160 ft above sea level you can see almost all of that elevation from the top. Upper Lake is visible in the picture.

This picture is taken looking back up the mountain from the other end of Upper Lake.

As you drive down the mountain the foliage changes to look very similar to what we'd see at home.

Tammy wanted to see the Torc Waterfall.

About mid-morning it began to look like rain, so we decided it was a good time to visit the Muckross House. It reminded us of the Biltmore House, though it was built much earlier, between 1839 and 1843.

They don't allow pictures inside the house, but here's one from the garden.

We stopped for a bite to eat in Killarney, then headed over to the Dingle Peninsula. This is the next one north of the Iveragh Peninsula that we drove yesterday on the Ring of Kerry. In this picture you can see back across Kells Bay to Glenbeigh.

In this picture you can see the road winding along the hillside.

And this is a view out into the North Atlantic from the western end of the peninsula near Dunquin.

After dinner in town, we drove back out to the edge of the National Park to see the deer grazing in a field at dusk.. it was a nice way to end the day. Tomorrow, we head north.