Circling Iveragh

Tomorrow, Tuesday May 8, I begin a 10 day hike of the Kerry Way¹.  I will be covering around 186km (115 miles) unless I feel able to take on a longer hill section between Waterville and Caherdaniel² which will add a few more. Although the route traditionally starts in Killarney,³ I will begin my hike in Kenmare⁴. With one rest day, I should return to my starting point on May 18. I will be staying in B&Bs each night but am carrying everything with me instead of using a luggage transfer service as I have done on previous multi-day hikes.

I am not sure if I will be able to post to this blog as I go but I hope to when I have internet access. I will only have my phone with me so there may be less written content that usual although I will post sketches if I can.

1. Slí Uíbh Ráthach: “The Iveragh Way”
2. Waterville – An Coireán: “little cauldron”;
   Caherdaniel – Cathair Dónall: “Dónall’s stone ringfort
3. Cill Airne: “Church of Sloes”
4. An Neidín: “the little nest”. Kenmare is the anglicised form of Ceann Mara: “head of the sea”, referring to the head of Kenmare Bay.