day 2: Tralee to Camp

location: Tralee to Camp by way of Blennerville
distance: 14.5 miles
entertainment: livestock, A Wise Man's Fear, Good Job Brain episode 69
lodging: Sea View House
dining: Ashes Pub

route: followed a towpath out of Tralee, crossing over a bridge to pass the functioning Blennerville Windmill. from there we climbed up onto the shoulder of the Slieve Mish mountains for nearly the duration of the day's hike. passed the ruins of an abbey where horses were drinking and grazing, saw a shepherd moving sheep, climbed up and down over trickling streams, crossed larger bodies of water on bridges designed for the width of ones hips, climbed over numerous stiles, saw the first reference to the "Kerry Camino," encountered cows standing in deep mud precisely at a crossroads of our path, investigated the ruins of the Killelton oratory, and got our introduction to pricking plants that often lined our paths. had our first pub (very tasty) dinner and pints of Guinness in a wonderfully atmospheric pub in Camp, which was a steep climb up the hill from our B&B. we had our first taste of the soundtrack of the trip ... starting with a bit of Johnny Cash and moving on to songs all found on Erica's iPod.