Biking on Dingle Peninsula (22 June)

Around 10:00 we rented bikes. It was 10 Euro for the day, which isn't bad considering how much ground we covered! We went all the way to the end of Dingle Peninsula--a total distance of about 30 miles. We took our sweet time doing it; we didn't get home until 6. This place is so beautiful! It was an interesting adventure, though. When we started it was sunny. We took a side trip down a two mile road where we found a really beautiful cemetery (pictured below). We kept going down the road, which ended at Dingle Bay and a unique leather shop.

By the time we got to the leather shop it had started raining. After the leathershop it was POURING, but we pressed on. We ended up eating our lunch (delicious Irish bread, cheese, and apples) under a canoe! Ha ha--it was upturned on stilts and under it was the only dry ground (not that it mattered that we sit on dry ground because we were soaked anyway). It turns out that it is the type of boat that fishermen used around the 15th century. Apparently an early explorer (whose name escapes me) made it to the American continent in one of those boats before Columbus did. 

About half of the way through it cleared up and the sun even came out for a bit. We were nearly try by the time we got home. It was soooo fun--such a good way to see the  country! We saw some of the most beautiful scenes my eyes have ever beheld. Now we're pretty tired and we have what I call 'bike butt.'

A common sight - beautiful sheep!

Tomorrow morning we get up early to get back on the bus and meet up with our group. It's been fun with just the three of us, but I'm excited to let the study abroad begin!

I would just like to say that every penny I spent on my nice rain jacket was worth it. This place is WET!