The Dingle Way Total Length: 179 kilometers (111 miles) Difficulty Level: Moderate Duration: 8 to 12 days Type: Circular route Start and finish: Tralee, Co. Kerry Geographical Location: In the south-west of Ireland in County Kerry. The Dingle Way is named after the Dingle Peninsula that it circles Total Ascent: 2,300 meters Highest point: the Masatiompan mountain at 650 meters
Going Away To Ireland Soon
Flying to Dublin May 5 doing some trains and buses and a short 12 day walk about flying back to Tampa May 28. Grand Canyon December 26, 2021
Deba to Markina
Long day. Unending hills. Started out at 8:45 AM and finished at 4:45 PM. Whew! Todays breakfast was so good. Espresso machine, tea, fresh squeezed orange juice, quiches, breads, assorted meats and cheeses. We hated to eat and run. We started to head inland so we left the coast behind. Some of the last looks …
August 19 – Seattle
Final update. Airline needed volunteers to give up their seats and fly out tomorrow. Offered $1,000 person. We ran the numbers - $2,000 - $300 for hotel would net us $1,700. We went for it. End result, we each got $1,200. I booked room at the Aloft hotel near SeaTac for $293.38 Score!
August 18 – LeConte ferry to Juneau
Ferry departed Gustavus at 12:30 pm, ETA Juneau 5:00 pm Spotted bald eagle from ferry dock Marilyn spotted a whale’s tail. The whale watching paid off. Pretty ferry trip Saw three groups of porpoises, and more sea otters Mendenhall Glacier above Juneau Off the ferry Waiting for shuttle to hotel Bye to ferry The end. …
August 17 – day hiking
Party’s over. Bag for credit card receipts is getting stuffed Tide is heading out Walked in the intertidal zone. Intertidal zone Tide is still going out Intertidal zone in front of Tlingit Tribal House Ranger led hike after lunch and Ranger talk at 6:00 Tomorrow we take the LeConte ferry back to Juneau
August 16 – Hiked the River Trail
Marilyn was packing - Bear spray Bear spray on loan from the ranger station Easy trail at the start Trail nice and wide Trail narrowed Tree roots A little muddy We got this View from trail About 6 miles round trip, bear spray and chatting and singing to ward off the bears, the bear spray …
August 15 – Day hikes by lodge
Today we’re hiking on trails near the lodge. We were so lucky yesterday. Today, the day boat into Glacier Bay is packed, around 110 people and only 3 spots empty. We only had 35 people, we had the boat to ourselves. Lodge picture taken from boat dock Started out on the Beach Trail, tide still …
August 14 – Day boat trip into Glacier Bay
Total wow. Overcast skies but no fog, great visibility. Sun came out in the afternoon. Left dock at 7:15 am back to lodge at 3:30 pm Small boat, capacity 120+ but only 35 passengers today. Sweet! Mare looking for whales And looking South marble island - sea lions Lots of sea lions Puffins,cormorants and lots …
August 13 – Glacier Bay
Regrouping day! I did trial run for tomorrow. I went over to lodge to see how busy it was at breakfast. Lodge was buzzing. Dining room was packed. We’ll be in the mix tomorrow. Tomorrow we are doing the all day cruise of Glacier Bay. Breakfast starts at 6:00, boat boards at 6:50, boat departs …
August 12 – at the lodge
Amazing True Glacier Bay Lodge View from our room Our room Lodge room buildings View from lodge deck Tlingit tribal house Tribal House interior wood carvings and totem poles Ended the day with ranger program and dinner.
August 12 – arrived in Juneau early, hung out at ferry terminal, then ferry to Gustavus
Ferry made up time and we arrived in Juneau at 3:30, had to get up at 3:00 instead of 3:45 am - ouch Bye to the Columbia Hello to next ferry Smaller ferry, no rooms, only seating lounges and cafeteria LeConte Started boarding at 6:00 am, tossed our bags onto baggage cart, we won’t have …
August 11 at sea, stop in Sitka, scheduled arrival Juneau 4:15 am
Slept through night stops in Wrangell and St Petersburg. Overcast and raining Weather this morning Whale sightings off the port side of ferry. Did see a whale’s tail and lots of spouting whales. More cruise ships in sight Best table for breakfast, by windows looking out the back Sitka Narrows Sitka Narrows Sitka Narrows Big …
Continue reading August 11 at sea, stop in Sitka, scheduled arrival Juneau 4:15 am
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