Kenmare, Cahersiveen, and Valentia Island

The therapy schedule is Kenmare on Thursday and Cahersiveen on Friday. These are two of the prettiest areas, and the prettiest drives, in County Kerry. Both are on the Ring of Kerry. (The only problem with the drives is they are long and parts are very narrow). During the first few visits, we had some time to sight see, and also Dana has time while I am doing therapy. Later we will have even more beautiful shots from these areas, but for now these are a good beginning. Kenmare is colorful and has a nice pier. The colorful buildings (bottom), carriages (loafing on left), and busy shops (above the colorful buildings) are shown here. Quill's, shown in the picture, is where I finally found the Irish wool sweater that I craved at the price I could afford - and I have really enjoyed it.

Cahersiveen is on the Atlantic - the town itself isn't gorgeous, but it's the birthplace of Daniel O'Connell, a major historical hero here. The top right is a scene near Cahersiveen. The drive from Kilorglin to Cahersiveen is beautiful, through mountains bays and marinas - notably Rossbeigh Beach and Kells Marina. And, prettiest of all is Valencia (also known as Valentia; place name spellings are a moving target here!) Island. You cross from Cahersiveen to Knightstown on a ferry (until September 30 - after that you have to go way around to a bridge at Portmagee, which by the way is said to be the closest point to the US). For the first few weeks of therapy, we worked on Valentia - it was great, but made the trip about 1/2 hour longer, so now we work in Cahersiveen. Anyway, the other 3 pictures on this page are the island - lighthouse, a Knightstown street, and the harbor.