Day 5 - Wednesday - Skellig Michael & Dingle Peninsula

Skellig Michael is like the Holy Grail of Irish monastic island settlements. It is one of three UNESCO World Heritage sites in Ireland and was first inhabited by sixth-century Christian monks for over 500years which led to my first question, WHY?!?!?!? It is always weather dependent if you can even get out there and we got the all-clear at breakfast that the boats could make it. A rocking, little fishing boat ride for (50 minutes each way!) in the Atlantic Ocean was NOT an option for Rob so him, Al and the guide went to castle ruins instead. So off we went in our little boat all dressed in rain gear thinking it has to rain here at some point! Now there are NO restrooms on the island so we were all restricting our coffee intake which has it's own risks. This island shoots straight up out of the sea like a pyramid and getting off the boat was entertaining enough. Over 600 odd shaped stairs straight to the top, no hand rails, fatalities occur every year and us. Dumb! Half of our group made it to the top and it was amazing but unfortunately no pub up there. I could go on but I'm sure you are all bored so I will wrap it up quickly! After all that we took a cute little ferry over to the Dingle Peninsula which is a great little village of 2000 people and 54 pubs, need I say more?

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