The books arrived today.
Also got an update from my cousin Amie who went on a hiking trip with her family. She suggested using this site (and suggested talking to Jean):
Amie summarized her trip:
We did the Dingle Way self-guided hike. We did 11-15 mile walks each day, with stays in different guest houses that Jean arranged. Clean comfy beds & a good hearty Irish b’fast each day, and they transported our bags to the next guest house, so we only hiked with our day packs. We did a two day stay in the town of Dingle – totally recommend doing that – the MUSIC at all the pubs was amazing! Good food, good beer – can’t wait to return!
Love that enthusiasm. Dingle has a funny name and is way the hell out on the west coast. There’s a bike tour there:
http://www.govisitireland.com/tour/independent-dingle-peninsula-bike-tour/
There’s also this to compare to:
http://irelandbybike.com/tours/cycling-and-walking-tours/backroads/
Target dates between June and October? Getting closer. Read those books…