The blue pool

We dropped R at a carpark where there was a commemorative stone for Cormac's Haggard, a battle in 1262.  Her plan was to walk up to The Devil's Punchbowl.

We then drove back down into the valley, where I'd seen a woodland walk.  We parked, and set off following a rather mundane tarmacadam path.  But then we saw a sign to "The Blue Pool Nature Trail".  This was a little more challenging - some boardwalk, some rocky path, some good ups and downs.  And eventually we came out at the blue pool - the blue colour being due to copper, apparently.

Once back at the car, we felt a need for a cuppa, and slummed it at The Muckross Hotel, (see extra) where we found tea and coffee in the bar.  R by this time had messaged to say that she had had to abort her walk, and would be back at the meeting point a little earlier than expected.  But we still had time after enjoying our cuppa, to walk to Muckross Abbey.  

R had to abort largely because of conditions underfoot - she seemed to be walking up a stream bed!

We picked her up, then had lunch at the cafe by Muckross House.  Afterward, we took a scenic route past Lough Guitane - but there was nowhere to stop.  Coming back into Killarney, we passed an Antiques/Collectibles shop and stopped for a browse of their eclectic selection of items.

Once back at our accommodation, R put her walking shoes to dry, then went off for a wander around the town.  In the evening, we had a meal largely eating up leftovers brought back from the last couple of meals out!