Subject: Greetings from Glendalough, Eire
Date: Saturday, 6 September 2008 1:45 AM
Hi all
It's been bucketing down here most of the day and Mary and I decided to drive over to Kilkenny, about 70km away, to get the windscreen wipers serviced and our umbrellas fatally damaged. We're at a marvellous family run B&B at Glendalough, overlooking the Lower Lake (of two) which nestles in a tiny valley with steep hills either side. We arrived yesterday -- very scenic. And the breakfasts are superb -- just as well as we need to be able to generate plenty of heat internally.
This is where the famous Irishman Saint Kevin set up his monastic centre about 1400 years ago, so "Kevin" is a really popular name here, just as it is becoming in Australia, a little late for me, unfortunately.
Anyway, this Saint Kevin, aside from being very holy was a bit of a loner and probably pretty tough for he is believed to have lived for several years in a cave overlooking the Upper Lake. This cave can be seen from a footpath on the opposite side of the lake. I hope the drainage in the cave was pretty good because they get heaps of rain here.
Having a great time
Cheers
Kev & Mary Long
We are senior citizens who live in Noosa, Australia and travel whenever circumstances permit, usually independently but sometimes with a group of close friends. This blog is a simple way to allow us to record our travel experiences for ourselves and to pass on travel tips to others who have expressed an interest. We're armed with a 4th gen iPad (formerly iPad1) which is the tool we use to update the blog as we go.
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