Day 2 Glengariff to Killarney

September 9, 2024

It was another beautiful day albeit a little cool to start but lovely afternoon temperatures. We had 2 lovely climbs over gaps in the mountains followed by even better descents. We crossed from County Cork into County Kerry at the top of the first climb. The scenery was beautiful and the roads fairly quiet until we got close to Killarney. At the top of the 2nd climb through Molls Gap I had a lovely bowl of very hot butternut squash soup and a scone, it was perfect. We missed a turn in Killarney but that was ok because we ended up cruising through the town and seeing the sites. This hotel has a bonus, a laundromat right next door. I am in the hotel bar righting this blog and the accents here are really quite thick.

A sign showing the road was getting even narrower

At the tunnel between County Cork and County Kerry.

A lovely wool shop part way down the hill.

A lovely modern Irish home with what I suspect is a replica of the original home.

The church in Kenmare our coffee stop at 28km.

A selection of lovely wool sweaters in a shop in Kenmare.

Some interesting Irish sayings but I still don’t know what the 3rd one means.

An explanation of the stone circle in the next photo. They have some relationship to the more famous Stonehenge.

The original plan was to ride through the Dunloe Gap in the distance but our tour leaders were afraid it was too much for the e-bikes, not so in our case.

My trusty steed. It may look clunky but it rides pretty well.

Today's ride: 66 km (41 miles)
Total: 1,295 km (804 miles)

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