Monday, June 20 - We woke up right before check-out (10 am) and decided to check our email before heading back to Dublin. From Dublin we were going to head up to Belfast, and then to Scotland. However, I received an email from me mum letting me know she and David were headed to the Ring of Kerry, and would love to meet up with us. We asked Liam at the front desk where we needed to go to see the Ring of Kerry, and he told us we would have to take a train to Killarney, which is where most people go to begin the short journey around the ring. I told him about how we are on a tight budget, and asked if there was a less expensive way to get to Killarney, other than taking the train, which would have cost us about $100. He looked at me, and just stuck out his thumb, and told me that we should hitch a ride. He said it’s quite common, and all we needed to do was take a bus to the round-a-bout, which headed to Killarney. He said most people driving there would enjoy the company of an American girl, but he wasn't sure about Kale:) lol. Anyway, he gave us a cardboard box with a marker and told us to make a sign. We made a big sign that clearly spelled out our destination, KILLARNEY, and off we went.
After having coffee at the The Berries, a very cute local cafe, we went to Vodaphone to buy our SIM card with our pre-paid minutes, which was €20 ($29). Then we caught the bus to the round-a-bout, where we would be hitchhiking. As soon as we got off the bus it started raining, so we stood on the side of the road with our KILLARNEY sign, under our umbrellas and waited for someone to stop…one minute…two minutes…three minutes…four minutes…five minutes…and success! Someone stopped for us! He was headed to Killarney for an appointment and was happy to give us a ride. His name was Forrest, and he was heading back from a music festival in Dublin. What a sweetheart! He recommended places for us to check out when we’re in London, and we talked a lot about farming, land preservation and traveling. It took about an hour and a half to get to Killarney.
It’s a very cute little town, but expensive…like everything else in IrelandJ We said good-bye to Forrest, and tried calling David. Unfortunately the phone went right to voicemail. We went to a pub for some more Guinness and checked our emails only to find my mom and David got detoured, so there was no possibility of meeting up with them. Crap. We ended up finding a place to stay (Paddy’s Palace), and decided to stay two nights since our second night was free. Christina was our host. She was from Romania, and super sweet and funny. We decided to grab a quick bite to eat (veggie burgers) and go to bed early.
Here are some pictures we took when we arrived:
After having coffee at the The Berries, a very cute local cafe, we went to Vodaphone to buy our SIM card with our pre-paid minutes, which was €20 ($29). Then we caught the bus to the round-a-bout, where we would be hitchhiking. As soon as we got off the bus it started raining, so we stood on the side of the road with our KILLARNEY sign, under our umbrellas and waited for someone to stop…one minute…two minutes…three minutes…four minutes…five minutes…and success! Someone stopped for us! He was headed to Killarney for an appointment and was happy to give us a ride. His name was Forrest, and he was heading back from a music festival in Dublin. What a sweetheart! He recommended places for us to check out when we’re in London, and we talked a lot about farming, land preservation and traveling. It took about an hour and a half to get to Killarney.
It’s a very cute little town, but expensive…like everything else in IrelandJ We said good-bye to Forrest, and tried calling David. Unfortunately the phone went right to voicemail. We went to a pub for some more Guinness and checked our emails only to find my mom and David got detoured, so there was no possibility of meeting up with them. Crap. We ended up finding a place to stay (Paddy’s Palace), and decided to stay two nights since our second night was free. Christina was our host. She was from Romania, and super sweet and funny. We decided to grab a quick bite to eat (veggie burgers) and go to bed early.
Here are some pictures we took when we arrived:
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