On the way to Caherciveen (photo by Kelly)
Our last day was a short one—and fortunately another beautiful day. We walked just six miles to the village of Caherciveen, on the River Ferta, hiking this last leg with our British friends Tim and Linda. We had plenty of time for lunch and some exploration of Caherciveen. Kelly visited the Heritage Center in the old police barracks, while Charley and I took a nap out in the sunshine. Then we were picked up for our ride back to Killarney. We had walked almost sixty miles over five days; the ride back to where we started took only an hour and a half!
This was our fifth long-distance walking trip in Europe. We continue to really enjoy our this type of vacation, though we definitely weren’t ready for this walk to end. After an initial struggle, we had found our stride and were really enjoying the walking. Our last two walks were much more substantial (190 miles on the England Coast-to-Coast walk and 100 miles on the Alpine Pass walk in Switzerland). We would have liked to continue walking and experience more of Ireland. Kelly is already talking about wanting to come back and see more of Ireland.
We had a farewell dinner with Tim and Linda at a pub in Killarney. We were lucky to team up with them and really enjoyed our time together. They live in the Cotswolds, so we feel sure we will see them on one of our future trip to England.
With Tim and Linda
