And there goes a week - What have we been doing… well it turns out not a lot but enough.

Sunday began as a bright sunny day and since we needed to be at Kerry International Airport for 3pm we decided to pack a picnic, chairs etc and head to Inch beach. Inch beach so called because it a 3 miles long is one of the most fantastic beaches not only in Ireland but up there in the world.

It’s one of those beaches where you can drive onto, park up, get out the picnic and enjoy the views. 

Himself preparing for flight to London

It’s not the first time we’d done this, about 25 years ago when holidaying in this part of Ireland we did just that, only for the car to get stuck in the sand. Despite it being a brit reg car a couple of really nice lads came along and helped get the car out of the sand.

It was therefore with extreme caution and trepidation that we drove onto the beach again. We found a lovely spot and settle down for a couple of hours before heading for the airport.

Having drop himself off for the London flight I drove back to the golf club and squeezed in a quick round of 9 holes.

Monday and Tuesday went in a whirlwind of work as we prepared to finish up everything in time for our holidays. 

On Wednesday Peter was flying back into KIA which enables me to set myself up for a game of tennis in Tralee (the nearby town to the airport) just before his flight arrived.

The view from the viewing gallery... sorry car park at Kerry airport as himself hops down the stairway to freedom in Europe.

A couple of well-known Irish musicians were doing a gig in the Dingle Brewing Co = perfect scenario we felt so we headed off to that with some friends on Friday evening. 

Absolutely brilliant gig, Liam O Maonlai is the lead singer of the Hothouse Flowers and can play the piano, tin whistle and the bowran. 

Cormac Begley is one of the best players of bass, baritone, treble and piccolo concertina and has to be heard to be believed. Together they created brilliant music. Cormac is from a long line of musicians all who live locally.

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