Day 4

Off to Blarney Castle first thing in the morning (Diane - note to self:  do not apply hand lotion before hanging upside down 4 stories up in the air).  The photos of Diane are priceless.  Loved the castle view from on top and the "Earl's" bedchamber with it's impressive window.  Next stop, Cobh  - last stop of the Titanic on it's maiden voyage ... lots of poor Irish and Swedes boarded and were moved below deck, never to see the light of day again.  Beautiful city with a statue of 17 year old Anne Moore and her two younger brothers overlooking the sea.  She was the first immigrant to pass into the new Ellis Island where she received a $10 gold piece.

Leaving County Cork, we're off to County Kerry and the beautiful Lakes of Killarney.  Traveling as we did from the south of Ireland, we started at the lower lakes and climbed to what we hoped was the Ladies View.  Pulling over 6-7 times, risking our lives each time, we went crazy taking photos.  Unfortunately, just as we finally found our goal, we heard a terrible noise which sounded like our shocks or tires grinding into the road.  In reality, our front bumper of our rental car had fallen off the car.  The sneaky idiots who had rented the car before us and had destroyed the bumper attachments had secured it back in place with plastic tab straps.  They finally gave out.  A helpful German tourist who heard us come around the corner helped me to re-attach the bumper with the two shoe laces from Diane's tennis shoes.  Off to the first B&B we could find in Kinsale to raise hell with Hertz.

To bed at 1am, totally pissed for the drama today, and hassle tomorrow.  But great shoe laces.