We left our hotel by the stairwell
And made our way through County Clare well
Off to County Kerry
By bus and not by ferry
Today was our Limerick farewell!

We didn’t spend much time in Limerick this morning, but wanted to show several cute pictures of bollards we took earlier on our trip.

In all honesty, we spent much of the day traveling – either in buses or waiting for buses. We missed our intended connection in Tralee by a few minutes due to traffic along the way. The time was not wasted, however, as we took the opportunity to pick up lunch and check out the tourist office in preparation for our visit on the return leg when we would have a longer visit. We ate our food in the public rose garden, which had an extensive collection of different varieties of roses in full bloom.

Our second bus ride took us to Dingle in the late afternoon, which still allowed us plenty of time for exploration. Dingle is the largest town in the Dingle peninsula and has the feel of a resort destination with lots of shops, bars, and restaurants that cater to visitors. We can see why people love it – it lies next to a sizable natural harbor and is sheltered by photogenic highlands on all sides. The town itself features cheerfully painted row houses (shown at the top of this post) and a daily fair by the waterfront, as well as live music in multiple venues nightly.

The dolphin statue that Susannah is sitting on commemorates a friendly dolphin that used to live in the harbor and greet the passing boats. We also include here a picture of an ice cream parlor with tempting and unusual flavors featuring local agricultural products. We tried the Irish Brown Bread, Chocolate Whiskey, and Dingle Gin. Delish! While exploring the town on foot, we happened to be in the right position to see the rays of the setting sun catch the local moisture in the clouds. They say that rainbows in Ireland can lead to Leprechaun’s gold – this one, fittingly, seemed to guide us to the ice cream shop!