Glendalough

It has been a busy couple of days with much adventure. We rode the bus to Glendalough, a glacier valley south of Dublin. The roads are narrow and often our driver would pull to the side when another bus or farm equipment came in the opposite direction. Added to my simple confusion that we were on the "wrong" side of the road it was interesting.

First, the weather has been amazing..sunny and warm and windy. But no rain!

We hiked a bit on arrival Friday, viewing the lakes, an old mining village, a very old monastic area and beautiful scenery.  Then checked into our basic hostel. Dinner was wonderful. I ate a beef stew with brown bread and Ed had venison sausages and vegetables. We retired but were awoken at 3am to much noise.  Apparently the restaurant staff thought someone was too drunk so they put him in our hostel. They did offer us a free full breakfast and coffee for the annoyance. 

We hiked over 20km around Glendalough. Returned to town to a wonderful meal with veggies, bread and a great hot apple dessert. We have spent some time washing (ourselves and laundry) and prepping for our next destination. Tired. Till next time!