Killarney National Park
I had originally canceled my trip down South...for one reason. I mentioned to you before that my digital camera had been destroyed and was in need of replacement...well it was supposed to arrive on Thursday of last week but, it didn't...
So I canceled my trip down South. Then along came Laura...she is a friend of mine from a restaurant down in town. She and a friend were planning a trip down to Killarney in County Kerry, THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING! …so naturally I tagged along but without my digital... :-<..
So as it turns out...I thought that the Burren was an inspirational place...wait till you see Killarney! It was the most amazing landscape I've ever seen...I also hitchhiked for the first time in my life...then hitched some more and more...
I got a ride out to the Dingle Peninsula, to the Gap of Dunloe, and I cycled throughout most of Killarney Park (it's immense!).
Something I'm really happy about,...this was my first solo trip. I got a ride down there with Laura and then went my own way. I never really travel on my own and so it was kind of scary to go out on my own for the first time. Every time I've traveled in the past there is either someone traveling along side with me or there is someone at my final destination waiting to receive me. So I found a hostel, rented a bike, made new friends and contacts for the future and really enjoyed being solo for once...I suppose that's a big part of studying abroad, learning independence.
Each night in the Hostel I had different roommates, always from another country...some were from France, Poland, and some from South Africa (Not to far from Durban, where JYA Lauren is doing her study abroad!)
It was definitely a place that needs further exploration and hopefully my schedule will allow me to go back at some point soon.
Best,
Roger
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