After staying at Kilarney, the Ring of Kerry was next on the drive, with Dingle as the next overnight.
When you look up recommended drives, the Ring of Kerry is often featured, but with a bit more research, the Dingle Peninsula also appealed, so I mapped out a drive, and did both, pulling into Dingle late afternoon, staying Quayside at a B&B with character. Small, simple, but great position and a delightful host. A real cheaky Irishman.
The Ring of Kerry was nice but perhaps I had too much expectation. Plenty of tree tunnels and windy roads, but the Dingle Peninsula outshone. More dramatic landscape, a nicer coast road view, and some monastic sites to visit, including Dunbeg Fort dating back to 500BC and some beehive huts dating back further.
As previously arranged, I caught up with my new friends for a dinner nearby at Castlegregory and in doing so, drove over the Conor Pass. A little daunting after sunset, but clearly would be spectacular during the day. Upside of driving narrow cliffside roads at night, approaching blind corners at least has the oncoming headlight offer a safer heads-up than during the day.
As a driving experience, I would re-visit the Dingle Peninsula, where I now consider I have “done” the Ring of Kerry.
