Since we didn't get to see Bunratty Castle on Saturday, the early birds - Brendan, Elise, Brian and I - headed out first thing in the morning on our own little excursion. We arrived at the castle just as it opened and spent two hours exploring the castle, which has been refurbished to reflect 15th and 16th century medieval Ireland, and the small town that's also set up on the grounds showing how people lived during the 19th century in Ireland. As we traveled through the different centuries in history, we got to see homes, shops, schools, farms and animals including a pair of Irish Wolfhounds.
After Bunratty, we headed back to Ennis to pick up Mr. & Mrs. Dite and Tim from the hotel so we could get on the road to our next destination - Dingle. The drive to Dingle was a few hours of winding roads and amazing scenic views, with our usual pit stops along the way. Rather than staying in a hotel, we have rooms in a B&B called The Lantern Townhouse. It was my first time ever staying in a B&B and I really liked it. Our room was kinda small and there were some things I'd do differently, but overall it was a very nice B&B and the people running it - a wife and husband with a baby on the way - were very nice.
Once we got settled into our rooms, we headed out to find explore Dingle and find a place for dinner. Our B&B is in the center of town, so everything is in walking distance. We found a restaurant called Canteen for dinner. The previous day some fisherman had caught a huge blue fin tuna so many of the restaurants in the area, including Canteen, were serving the tuna. Tim and Brian both ordered it. I, on the other hand, had a hunk of beef that had been marinated and slow cooked in one of the local craft beers for 12 hours. It was delicious!
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