Road to ?

Leaving Kinsale I thought I need to find a petrol station as the route I wanted to take along the coast seemed long and desolate. I drive aways in one direction to find myself pretty much in the middle of Ireland with no sure towns in site. I decide that it would be best to backtrack to Kinsale and I might have to go back to the freeway area to find gas. Aways the opposite direction but in dire need of petrol. I go through town, kind of freaking out that I'm going to be stuck in this little town and low and behold there it is - Petrol! Yay! Fill up, 55 euros or so and head back the way I came. 

Whew! Now that that's done I can take the scenic coastal route to Kenmare. I set my gps on Google Maps but want to take the road I was on earlier, so I just let it redirect the route. Took some lovely pictures on the coast. I found a beach too. Not sure exactly where I was or what the name of the beach was. 

I just followed the road to Kilbrittain. I'm not sure I think it was the R600 to R603 roads. My gps said to make a right to Bandon and as I later learned this was the "old road." There was a newer road made to take you to Bandon. Anyway, it was an old farm road. Several farms, lots of cows, tractors, and pretty much a one lane road. I did see really nice houses on the road, so at least people did live out there and I crossed paths with other cars. They were coming from somewhere. Yes I thought about turning around but like I said before, there's really no place to do that. I just went with it!

I did end up in Bandon. Then with a time restraint of getting to my B&B in Kellarney before 3:00pm I decided just to head there and forget Kenmare. 

It's funny how sometimes you're on a highway of sorts going 100km and the next your in a small town with narrow roads. I went through a town called Macroom. It looked like a small Medieval town, but there again, no where to pull off to take pictures. I did a lot of pictures out the window w/ my iPhone. 

See like this- it would have been nice to get that clear! You can imagine it though. 

Then the road turned nicer through a few more little towns to where I think it was considered a highway. N22 to Killarney. 

There's sheep in this one!

I made it to Killarney before 3:00pm to Acara B&B. Carmel is the woman who's place it is. Very nice woman. She had to leave to take her sister to the airport in Cork. I in turn went into the town, walked around and ended up eating dinner at Murphy's Bar. I had the traditional Irish stew - it was beef & Guinness stew. Yum!

So good! 

Met a couple from Germany, Diana & Dominic and talked to them throughout our meal. They spoke very good English. Didn't sound German. 

Later on in the evening I went to the Grand bar and they had traditional Irish music. I had a seat at the bar, but tho lace got packed. Very good music. 

Met some people from Ireland, UK, and of course California. 2 ladies from Nipomo. Small world. 

This guy was crackin' us up telling Irish stories. 

Funny guys. Back at B&B. Time for bed. 

Tomorrow I'm going to do the Ring of Kerry. Not sure if I'm going to drive myself or take a tour. We shall see!