Tralee  (27 km or 17 miles).
 This is the town where we started this walk after leaving Cork on the 16th june.
Tralee is the largest town on this walk by far, and we will stay here this night before moving on to Killarney, where we start the next leg of this journey, The Ring of Kerry

last nights accomodation.

Above is our last nights accommodation, the weather looks pretty threatening but walking is our only option. Today is short and we plan to stop in Camp where we had our first good meal at the beginning of the walk, this brings us full circle on this leg.

crossing a very narrow walking bridge

The way was very pretty, but wet today, once again we found ourselves back on a beach and passing the village of Aughacasla where we cut across to Carrigagharoe Point

Some of the terrain was like the early part of the walk, with an interesting bridge crossing, obviously designed by someone who was short of material
This was a peculiar piece of art along the coast line, but it spoke volumes about the mindset of a walker," are we there yet?"

 This church and graveyard was a great respite from the wind and wet day, it was just a mile or so before Promintory Fort.  Sitting there I was shocked to hear Kerri mumble, " I can't wait to get to Ashes Pub to have a beer" Kerri had never had a beer before this trip, I guess that's the bad influence Caroline can have on you

 Warming up and swapping notes

I saw this sign above, in a pub, and I think Caroline took it as her own personal mantra. We finally made it to Ashes in Camp and celebrated with a Hot Whiskey a piece, just to warm up abit

The end of the Dingle, the four of us, wet and weary, but happy and feeling good. The sad part was that this was Brian's last day walking, so we will miss him come the start of the Ring of Kerry walk.

Once we made it into Tralee, we found our hostel and had a shower,  found a restaurant for a celebratory dinner. I had lamb shank that was perfect, how can one not eat lamb when in Ireland. What we learned walking, was that there are all these sheep, but its not cost effective to shear them for the wool for the famous Irish sweaters, they import the wool, and their sheep are just for consumption.

Got to bed not too late as Brian was off early, so hopped into the sack and went to sleep,,,,,nooo, not really, this place was so noisy that sleep was a challenge, then at 5 am, two dogs get into a fight outside the window, in the street, before you know it, Brian who is an  expert dog handler, and trainer, is outside in the street, in his underware, separating the dogs and the owners, saving both dogs lives as it turns out. Some fluffy mutt and it's old lady owner and a stray bulldog type thingy. I'm not sure who the old lady was more scared of, the bulldog, or Brian in his underware. 

Brian is now on his way to London,I'm trying to get back to sleep, and the girls are shopping for shoes,,,I think.

It's been a great walk with a great group of friends, we will miss one, but in 24 hours we pick up the bags and head out on the Kerry Of Ring,  can't wait.

The four of us at Shane Og's pub, with Noel and his wife celebrating his birthday and 16 years of marriage.
Note --To continue following the second leg of this hike, go to the blog address  zulusireland2.blogspot.com  The Ring of Kerry - three amigos