A biking we will go

No longer do we awake to blue skies, overcast days are all we are getting at the moment. But the temperatures have stayed up in the 20's, quite pleasant really without the burning of the sun.

The site we found last night had a lot of 'work in progress.' Water supply was a pipe coming out of the ground without the appropriate fittings for a hose and the electric box left a lot to be desired. Our parking area was also right next to a school and playing field. A tad noisy until way past 10pm.

Late getting away this morning so by the time we had returned to Muckross House for our cycle ride around the National Park, the place was heaving. The children have broken up from school and of course it being a Sunday, we half expected as much but this place is huge and we had no problem in parking the Beast. After a quick cup of tea mounted the bikes ready for the off.

Now, the cycle route is clearly marked on the map we were given but if this was the cycle path then it was not for the faint-hearted. We only got a quarter of the way around when Ian decided enough was enough and we turned back. Instead, we followed the route the jaunting cars took.  2km ride instead of 5km was all it took to get to Torc Falls.

Now, which way?

This was the cycle track!

And this is where we wanted to get to. t'other side.

Jaunting car

Thought we would walk the final 300mtrs so two secure chains around the bikes.

Tunnel under the road. Reminded me of the horse tunnel at Cosgrove.

Nearly back to the Beast.

As Muckross house was on the Kerry Ring and because the road was no longer closed, and as this was the only bit we hadn't done, Ian said let's see why the road had to be closed for those cyclists. Well as we drove the wrong way round (you may remember we were to go anticlockwise the same as the coaches)

 it became very apparent why no vehicles were allowed. S bends, rocks that stick out to catch the unaware and very narrow roads were the reason.

Check out that jutting rock

EEEEEK

 But the views were again spectacular.

We did make the Crag cave although only just. Took the last tour at 4pm.

With it being so late we did wonder if we would find somewhere to stop. All good though as a car park did the job nicely.

And seen in the National Park this Japenese Siga Deer