There are many Irish wars as to which is the prettiest peninsula drive to take when you visit Ireland. The long 120 mile drive of the ring of Kerry is most well known. However the smaller ring of Dingle, 30 miles, is said to be the prettiest...and the least nauseating as you drive following buses and tourists trying to navigate the 8 foot wide road passing a 5 foot wide car coming in the other direction. But that's not how the day started...let's talk full irish breakfast:
Yes, the 2 lovely looking discs are called black and white pudding. Yeah right! They are lovingly composed of blood and pieces parts of a pig mushed together and formed into finely shaped hockey pucks. Needless to say, only Jon ate them! A few other breakfast plates were ordered and consumed with glee: Bangers
Irish soda bread
Stewed rhubarb and prunes
We departed for our 5 hour driving tour, with the first stop being the 1000 year old Dunbeg Fort...and the friendly donkeys:
Yes The picture thing is a pain. I just copy from the top and paste in where you want them to go. Unless the speed of your connection is really slow two or three pictures should not take that long.
ReplyDeleteMissing you guys. The trip looks amazing so far. I want to hear the one or two sentence review to this point. :)
ReplyDeletePaste them in ONE at a time. Don't try to move the whole clump at one time.
ReplyDeleteThinking of our beloved friends yesterday and so got on to your great blog this morning. So glad you're having such a good time and that your livers are getting well preserved with the best stuff. Hope you tried the blood pudding :) Makes my Mooney blood (maternal grandmother) warm. all well here as the Lord Jesus moves us gently through transition issues, trying out the sear thing on the barbie and preping for the wedding. Much much love and a prayer for rich blessings on you, Steve
ReplyDeleteMay you ring your dingle!
ReplyDeleteHmm. Quite a contrast to Steve's and my posts.
ReplyDeleteLet me revise...
May the Lord bless you as you ring the dingle!