I was up fairly early today as I was a woman on a mission! To find more wool! After my disappointment on the Aran Islands and being in a country with a pretty booming knitting industry – there had to be wool around here somewhere! Yes, I already had bought some wool when we were in Blarney at the Woolen Mills there and I could return there when we go to Cork next, however I really want to branch out on the type of wool that I purchase! Low and behold – there is a yarn manufacturer close by in Kerry, which is about a 20 minute drive. So I waited until Andrew had completed his beauty sleep and had his standard breakfast of toast, peanut butter and coffee (he is feeling better now) and suggested that we go check out the Kerry Woolen Mills along with a brewery on our way back into town. He thought this was doable, so off we went! We also needed to get some provisions as I was starting to finally feel hungry and wanted to shop at Tesco instead of the Polish store so I could read the ingredients a bit better (not in Polish)! Tesco also has their own line of Gluten Free items and they are actually quite good! I really like their chocolate covered digestive cookies – they are only 1.70 Euros which is pretty reasonable!
I was VERY successful at the Kerry Woolen Mills! I bought a sweater amount of maroon coloured aran wool along with some thinner wool (fingerling) which I can make something different out of it – like a think shirt or a shawl! A table runner also jumped off the table into my hands too – I hate when that happens – so there were 3 things procured there which I deemed a successful shopping trip! Now to get that wool into the suitcase is the next issue I (not we) need to face! Just to note, I would not purchase the wool if I could get it for a similar price in Canada – but I cannot. It is more than half price here in Ireland so it is a VERY good thing to purchase and bring back home for future projects!
Now back in Killarney, we made a quick stop at the Tesco right in the middle of the town and then went back to our apartment at the end of Main Street to relax and have a bite to eat and see what is on the television. Not sure what tomorrow will hold for us, however we are currently taking it easy as we are both still feeling a bit weak and not wanting to exert ourselves too much! Here was the short drive we took today…
