We couldn’t tear ourselves away from Dingle’s First Cottage. The conversation was as amazing as the breakfast. When we finally stopped drinking tea to depart, we decided to drive around the Ring of Dingle before the famous Ring of Kerry. If I had one thing to tell future tourists, it would be to spend more time in Dingle and skip the Ring of Kerry.

This is Brandon Beach.

I don’t think that there are any fish there.

Not that I was looking for fish or thinking about fly fishing.
But the views were incredible all around the Dingle area.
The wildlife was ferocious.
We continued on to this enormous and empty beach which I can only imagine is packed in the summer.

Just more beautiful views. We didn’t expect blue skies and big empty beaches on this trip.Over a few semi-sketchy mountain passes. The two lane roads are what we would call bike paths.This was definitely not a fishing trip.Which is a good thing because I don’t know if I could find a place to give it a go.There may have been one or two spots we could have fished. We stopped and looked at this place for probably a bit too long.

“The upper Caragh River is famous for it’s salmon/trout fishing and is one of Europe’s cleanest rivers. It is nestled at the foot of the McGillicuddy Reeks. It flows through Ireland’s most beautiful nature reserves in the heart of County Kerry. Permits can be arranged. Boat hire is available for free fishing on Caragh Lake. Michael O’Shea, fishery manager (+353 87 2213835) or visit www.safiex.com” Unfortunately, we did not stay here. We stopped, watched people fish, and drove away with small tears in my eyes.
Then we ended our day (like most days) with an amazing pub dinner. This one courtesy of the Ring of Kerry Hotel.