Adaline in Athens: October 19

Let me begin by stating - so far, the Dingle Penisula is the favorite trip we have taken... If you are going to Ireland, we would now recommend the Dingle Penisula over the Ring of Kerry. When you are planning your trip to Ireland :), we would be happy to tell you all the reasons why.

The first half of our day had rainy, windy weather. We drove from Tralee to the town of Dingle. We had told Adaline all about Fungi the dolphin - but no boats were going out to look for him in this horrible weather. Fortunately she was fine with seeing the statue. Don't you love her stroller rain cover? We look like an Irish family, don't we? :)

Did you know that parts of Ireland have palm trees???

A cemetery for nuns in Dingle

After leaving Dingle, the real fun began. Our first stop was an ancient ring fort. It was still rainy and windy, and Adaline wasn't wild about walking in the rain...

Bryan and I, however, were completely amazed by the scenery regardless of the weather.

Adaline was miserable.

Eventually she decided that if Mommy and Daddy were happy, she could be happy too!

Here is a picture of the fort.

These sheep were enjoying one of the ramparts built to protect the fort.

Next stop was a series of famine houses - they had this horse and two donkeys in the front for people to feed. I felt really bad for the animals, who followed us up the hill wanting some food.