Our luck with the great weather has unfortunately run out. Our Harbor Cruise was a bit chilly and then when the boat turned around to return to the harbor, it was downright cold. The cruise followed the Slea Head road that we drove the previous day. It was great to see everything from sea level. The cliffs are made of red and green sandstone and are very angular. There are natural inclusions in the sandstone that look like ladders up the side of the cliffs. The ride was only a hour long but it was great fun!
I thing this guy hit forward when he wanted to hit reverse
Our Captain
Laura and I sat outside while Leslie went into the small cabin
Our narrator is clearly a native. No hat, not coat, no hypothermia...how can this be
Breakwater approaching
A fancy sailboat had just docked
A fancy fast boat is coming back
The approach to the harbor is very large
Sandwich tern is looking for sandwiches to steal
A cold wind is driving clouds over the mountain and they are headed our way
Apparently the little egret is a new bird to these parts
During the potato famine there was a public works set up to employ the poor and starving Irish. So they built this tower with Irish labor
On the top of this rock is what is left of an old harbor signal.
A close up of the top of the rock
For 40 plus years Dingle had their very own dolphin buddy, Fungi was his name. It was variation of name fun-guy that a tourist had named his
The contrast of the mosses and the rocks is fantastic
It is tidal as the marks on the cliffs show
This was called Fungi's Bedroom
Scuba divers followed him in there and discovered he was napping
I tried to catch the crashing of the waves
We were up top driving just one day ago
Shags!
Here the red sandstone is visible
Another bee-hive hut up top
Love my zoom lens. The metal bands were just recently added by the Irish National Service to try to preserve the hut
Pointy rock
Craggy and lush
A deep crack
So pretty
The white lines on the rockface are a natural formation
A window in the rocks
Deep crevasses into the rock faces
Orange, red, green, and yellow!
Here the green sandstone is visible
The coastline continues
The white part looks like a mudflat that dried up
This circular section is not natural. An Irish warship was in these waters many years ago and had a dignitary on board. To impress him they shot the cannons at the cliffs and this is the result.
The crack on this rock is also due to the bombardment
The colors are so intense
Do not run aground on this rock
Gulls? They do not look like gulls
The third lighthouse leading to the harbor
The nun's changing huts
Swimming int eh chilly waters
We are back in the harbor
Approaching Dingle Town
An off sculpture of a rope monster
Are they pinchers?
A donkey? Not just any donkey but a singing donkey!
Playing and braying
A witty
If you tip with paper money a carrot is offered to the tipper to give to the donkey
Chomp!
