Leaving Kenmare we turned left and started climbing for the next 9.5 km, our first goal was Moll’s Gap

Molls Gap is a mountain pass on the road from Kenmare to Killarney, offering views of the MacGillycuddy’s Reek mountains.

Just about to reach the top, turn right then….

We then start descending.

The Ladies View is a great vantage point overlooking all of Killarney Park (in good weather). The view is so beautiful that Queen Victoria is said to have allowed her ladies-in-waiting to admire the landscape with her, which was regarded as a rare privilege – hence how it earned the site name of Ladies View.

We kept descending through the Killarney National Park.

Killarney National Park was the first national park in Ireland in 1932 but humans have lived in the area since at least the Bronze Age, 4000 years ago.

An old abandoned structure with a nice turret and wild deer. There had been warning signs on the road re wild deer. A wild goat had run out onto the road a little earlier reinforcing the need to descend with care.

The vegetation changed as we got lower. It became more lush.

A section of Upper Lake.

Torc waterfall flows into Muckross Lake.

Killarney town is super busy, lined with large and small accomodation. Very busy with tourists and locals, you can sit in a horse carriage and travel up to the Torc Falls and sights in between.

It had started to rain as we left Torc Falls, so went into this cafe for an earlier lunch, and popped our booties on (of course, it did not rain after that!).

Me eating healthy had envy of Tony’s choice.

A few local sights as we left Killarney.

Back into the countryside!

Killorglin is known for the annual Puck Fair festival, which traditionally starts with the crowning of a ‘king goat’. There is a large bronze King Puck statue on the edge of town, close to the bridge.

A bit of Australiana in the next section as we crossed towards the Dingle Peninsula.

This sign got us talking. The Wild Colonial Boy was a song we both sung at primary school. One and the same?

Yes, one and the same….there was a wild colonial boy, Jack Duggan was his name….

Post ride research indicates it is likely that Jack Duggan was fictitious, but a great song and surprise find today.

Castlemaine is a turning point to many places. You can see where we have come from, and where we are heading to, still on the Wild Atlantic Way, but no longer on the Ring of Kerry.

Now on the Dingle Peninsula looking towards Iveragh Peninsula.

Inches Beach is famous for a few reasons. It is the only place where an inch is actually three miles long! The movie Ryan’s Daughter was also filmed here.

You can see how it just out into Castlemaine Harbour and Dingle Bay.

There was a sign up reminding drivers of high tide times and to ensure all cars are removed from the beach.

The last stint into Dingle predominately following the coast, but also heading inland for a section.

Back to the coast, then Dingle.

Dingle sits on the Atlantic coast and was developed following the Norman invasion of Ireland. It is a super busy town with tourists, fishing and agricultural pursuits.

The end of another day, and this is the half way point of our holiday. We have now ridden for 14 days, with numerous consecutive days over 100 km per day.

We are holding up ok. Our butts felt it a bit yesterday as some of the roads around Killarney and Dingle were very uneven, patched, pot holes so lots of bouncing around and trying to avoid hitting holes.

A big day planned tomorrow with the Slea Head Drive, a very popular circuit. We hope to leave early enough to avoid heavy traffic. We then come back to Dingle to refuel before the challenging Conor Pass.

Our hotel room is the smallest in living history. It is 3 m x 3 m. The shower is in a cupboard. The toilet is in another cupboard. The bed is about 6 inches short.

You cannot shut the toilet door if sitting on the loo. The hand basin is tiny and to clean your teeth you need to be able to be a contortionist. 🤣🤣🤣 Fortunately the bikes are in the rear courtyard!

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