We drove from Kilkenny to Wicklow with a stop at Sally Gap because of a recommendation by fellow B&B guests at breakfast .  Sally Gap was merely an intersection in a very hard to get to location.  The roads were very steep and narrow, and if that weren’t enough to contend with, we kept encountering bicyclists! 

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The ruins of Black Castle stand on a rocky headland looking out across Wicklow and the North Wicklow coast. The castle was built around 1176 following the Norman invasions, 

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Beautiful rainbow in Wicklow

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Wicklow lighthouse

 

After walking the city in the late afternoon, Tom had fish and chips and I had a pizza for dinner.

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Glen na Smole B&B

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We enjoyed sharing the evening in the sitting room with another couple that was also staying here.