We left bright and early this morning from Tower View B&B, and made our way along the southern part of the Dingle Peninsula, making one stop at a recommended ruin, the Minard Castle. While it was extremely rainy when we woke up and started our drive, by the time we reached Minard Castle, the rain had stopped temporarily, allowing for a few photos.

Minard Castle beach, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland

natural boulders on beach in front of Minard Castle

Minard Castle, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland

Minard Castle, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland

inside Minard Castle, Dingle, Ireland

inside Minard Castle, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland

stream in front of Minard Castle, Dingle, Ireland

As we continued on our way, I had to take a photo of the suggested speed limit on some of these roads. Keep in mind that in most parts, the roads can be much like this, but with speed limits of 100 km/h! Unlike my usual driving where I cruise 20-30 km/h above the speed limit, outside of the main motorways, I almost never even approached the speed limit, let alone surpass it. In an 80 km/h zone like in this photo, 50-60 km/h was my maximum speed.

80 km/h speed zone - unattainable by me!

After leaving the Dingle Peninsula, we then drove down through Limerick, having planned on driving clockwise around the famous Ring of Kerry, making sure to allocate lots of time for the lakes of Killarney. But that's a subject for part 2...

08/21/09 by visitEarth
Tags: Dingle, Dingle Peninsula, Minard Castle, Minard, Ireland, Dingle Ireland, Dingle castle