"It's Ireland, we can have four seasons in one day." - Old Man O'Sullivan (the nice man who rented us our bikes)



Today the weather was much nicer. We did our first tour today, covering 50 km which included the Gap of Dunloe. The Gap is basically a valley pass among the mountains south-west of Killarney. Despite Monika's belief that riding through a valley should be pretty flat, there was a surprising amount of climbing!



We had plenty of sun at first, then suffered through a quick chilly shower, and later through winds that were blowing at approximately 1903 km/h. These photos are shots of some of the scenery from the Gap. Afterwards, we cycled our way (downhill) into the national park, which also had some beautiful views as well as some very friendly wildlife.



Here's a deer that I thought was gonna bolt as soon as I got within 10 m, but he was very content to just stand right next to me and keep munching on his oh-so-green Irish grass.Other wildlife encountered in the park included all sorts of birds, a goat, a chipmunk, and, yes Monika, even some sheep. ("Yey, sheep!!" - Monika)



So this will be our last blog probably for at least 5 days. We are hoping to embark, weather-permitting, on our cycle-tour of the Ring of Kerry tomorrow. Make sure to check back after that, as those photos promise to be spectacular!