Dublin 2014 - 3

Mountain Hike in Kerry - 3

 

On Wednesday we started out with some cereal, fruit, toast, and juice for breakfast. Then we went back to our rooms to get ready for the hike. We took the bus to a trail near Kenmare, were we started our journey. The weather started out really warm and sunny, but after about an hour or so it started to rain. The rain was not too bad if you had a rain jacket, but unfortunately some people did not. The rain was pretty steady for a good amount of time andthen out of nowhere it started to hail. It was not too big, but it was coming down hard. No one expected hail either. Eventually, the hail stopped and it continued raining. After more rain the sun came out again and it stopped raining for a bit. The rest of the hike was just on and off light rain and at that point most of us were soaked anyway.

The hike took us five hours to complete, but the views were really cool. We went though

a few mountain passes, and there were these big mountains on both sides. There was also

 little streams everywhere. We saw a lot of sheep in the beginning, but once we got started through the mountains there were a lot less. We saw some ruins of old stone buildings which were really interesting. The second waterfall was massive, it is called Torc Waterfall and was so cool.

That was our final destination and it was a good place to end. We all touched the water of the waterfall and then we got back on the bus to go to dinner at the Eclipse center and relax at our Hotel.