Our reason for driving to Dingle was to go horseback riding. Neither one of us had ever been horseback riding and I saw it in our tour book and thought it would be super cool to do in Ireland. My goal was to do things that we hadn't ever done, couldn't do back at home, or things we wouldn't normally do. Horseback riding seem to fit the bill. I think this was something Matt wouldn't have done on his own, but I think he's super glad he did.
Matt had Captain as his horse. The horses were a lot bigger than I expected, but they were nice and easy on us. While we were on the trail ride the order went: guide, Matt, Jenn. And let's just say that Matt's horse was having some digestive issues so I got a whiff of lots of smells along the way. Poor Captain.
King was my horse and he was a piggly wiggly. We were told if our horses started to munch on wildlife along the ride to redirect them. I had to do a LOT of redirecting. The ride was so much fun and probably top three things we did in Ireland. As we were approaching the top of the mountain, it started hailing on us! It was so windy and cold and the pellets of hail were just beating down on us. But once we got over the crest of the mountain, it instantly stopped and was nice again. So bizarre.
While on the ride, we got some really nice scenic photos of the area.
After leaving the stables, we started making our way towards Northern Ireland. We knew we couldn't get there in one day so we made a pit stop along the way. Bunratty Castle is what we chose.
It's a medieval castle that is decorated how it would have back in the day. In addition to the castle, there's a village that depicts what life would've looked like during that time.
Matt on his throne
I just thought these wagons were so cute.
This is what the town would've looked like. Isn't it so cute?
I belong in this barn.
On our way to the next Bed and Breakfast, we saw this rainbow. I had Matt pull over on the side of the interstate so that we could get a picture. Isn't that amazing?!
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