2/17/05

We had a day off of work so we decided to actually get back into the sightseeing mode again today. We hiked to the Gap of Dunloe with a french hosteler named, Carole. It is a series of moutain peaks all in the same general area where a great valley lies between and there is a mostly paved passageway big enough for one car to drive on. Mostly hikers and pedal bikers came through when we were there. Mountain sheep were out in numbers. That is a regular site in Killarney and the surrounding areas. Sheep in the middle of the road or on the green, green hills keeping the lawn mowed. If you ever want a cheap way to keep your lawn manicured, get a couple sheep cuz they really go to town. We ended up walking the whole Gap of Dunloe trail and then went into the Killarney National Park. All in all we walked for 7 hours. good exercise I should say! We ended up hitchhiking back into town with 2 german s who were staying at our hostel. What luck? We did stop at the Torc Waterfall before going into town. We picked up some groceries and then hitched back to the hostel. We made dinner, met the 2 new french people who will now be working and living at the hostel also. Then we hung out in Lucrece's room. We were supposed to go dancing but we were both too tired to go after our long day.