What a day...
Today we spent a short time in Killarney so people could grab a REAL breakfast, before heading back towards the coast to the Dingle Peninsula. There, we walked around, explored the city, and ate lunch. As I've mentioned previously, I have my tomato and cheese bagels to eat, so I was set.
In Dingle, there is a statue of a dolphin, Fungie. Fungie (so the locals say) had lived in the peninsula since 1983. Realistically, it's probably been a few different dolphins, but he's still a local legend. The kids all climb on the statue and "ride" Fungie, so of course everyone on the Paddywagon tour wanted to do the same. I, on the other hand, didn't want to kick the kids off of him just for a photo opportunity.
Although we were staying the night in Dingle, we actually left it for a while to drive along the coast. The scenery was just beautiful...The rugged coast line dotted with sheep around every corner took my breath away! After a while of drivng, we came up to the Sleeping Giant... an island off the coast that looks like a giant just laying down on the water. This point of Ireland is the closest to America in all of Europe. I waved to you all from across the pond!
After more driving on windy, ocean roads, we ended up back in Dingle at our hostel... The Randy Leprechaun. The hostel is owned by Paddywagon and is outside of the city center. I'm pretty sure only Paddywagon tour groups stay there, as we were the only people in the whole place. The hostel is also a pub, where we ate and had a night full of karaoke. Beer for my Horses... Barbie Girl... Lion King songs... Life is a Highway... My Love will go on (thats the Titanic song right?)... Galway Girl... everyone was just singing, yelling, clapping... I don't think you could even really hear the person on the mic! This hilarious evening went on until 1 in the morning. It was such a perfect last night together. I've made so many friends on this tour!!
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