I got this VERY WRONG! (Wild Atlantic Way highlights & tips)

Hi, I'm Cat. I live, work and travel full-time in my motorhome touring the UK and Europe and I'm currently exploring the incredible Wild Atlantic Way. I've already been here a few weeks so if you've missed them, do go back and watch the earlier videos. But today I'm driving the famous Ring of Kerry, which involves fabulous views, roads I'm not entirely sure I should be driving my motorhome down and er, seaweed baths. It's certainly going to be an interesting day, join me as I find out. And as always, if you're not subscribed and want to see more motorhoming travels and adventures, then feel free to hit that subscribe button. Right, let's get started. As you drive north from Bantry, where there's a marina with services if you need them, you'll find yourself treated to some spectacular scenery. There are a few places where you can pull over and take photos of the surrounding countryside and you'll find yourself passing some beautiful ocean bays. Don't miss Moles Gap, which is a very pretty area to drive through. I highly recommend, if you are in a motorhome or even a campervan, that you do the Ring of Kerry in an anti-clockwise direction, so head up towards Killarney rather than going south-west. This is purely because this is the route that all the coaches and the buses go, which means that you won't encounter them coming head-on on some of the narrow roads. If all the big vehicles go in the same direction, it makes life a heck of a lot easier. As you work your way round, you'll find yourself coming up to Ladies View. This is where Queen Victoria's Ladies-in-Waiting stopped and had a picnic and they liked the view so much that they named it after them. And you can see why, it's stunning. Keep working your way round towards Torc Waterfall and if you're lucky, you might see some of the local wildlife. Torc Waterfall is beautiful, well worth a stop, but again, parking isn't easy with a motorhome, so try to get there earlier or later in the day if you can, not around lunchtime. Now I made a mistake at this point and I went all the way round to Torc Waterfall, then decided to go back to Ladies View for the sunset. And while the views were stunning, I almost wrote my motorhome off, because the overhang on the rocks going clockwise between Torc Waterfall and Ladies View is horrendous. And if you've got traffic coming the other direction, which is one of the most popular routes in Ireland, there's always traffic coming the other direction. You'll find yourself so close to the rock wall and I nearly, nearly hit the van on a rocky outcrop. So be so careful and ideally, don't go clockwise between Torc Waterfall and Ladies View. But as you can see, it was worth it. The views were stunning. Then I spent the night, went through Killarney where I actually stopped and did some laundry at the services. And then I stayed here. Good morning. So I slept here last night, which is actually in the grounds here. And it's this massive car park. I've got one other van here. And it was really peaceful and quiet. The cows are going this morning, but we are going to go, what are we going to do today? We're going to do the rest of the Ring of Kerry and go up to the Gap at Dunloe and then go and try and find dinosaur trucks. Oh, and have a seaweed bath. That'll be fun. Right. Well, all right. First we're playing with a ball. Then we're going for an adventure. If you followed my channel for a while, you'll know that I like crazy mountain roads. They're kind of fun and I enjoy driving them. But I have to say the Gap of Dunloe may have been a mistake. If you've got a motorhome any longer than 6.8 metres, which is what I am, I strongly, strongly recommend you do not drive this road because there was one particular corner going over this bridge that I did not think I was going to be able to get around. It was very, very tight. But don't get me wrong. It was a fantastic road. And if you're in a car or a motorbike, absolutely drive it. The views from the top are brilliant. And I did make it in the motorhome and I managed to get around the other side, turn around and come back again. And then I highly recommend, having done all that hard work, that you stop here for breakfast. It was delicious. I'm south, like, of me and the barrier. A million years. So I've parked up in Sneem. I'm going to stop walking because I'm bobbling. And now I'm in the Sneem Hotel, which is remarkably posh. And I'm going to go to the seaweed bath, which, yeah, sounds a bit bizarre, but I'm going to go and sit in some hot seaweed. There we go. We have found the Sneem seaweed bath. I don't expect. This is my barrel. Ooh, nice. OK. Is it filamene, is it? Yeah. Right then. Oh, that is nice. That is warm. I'm overflowing. That's lovely. There's more legroom in here than I thought as well. Yeah, OK. Lovely. I just need someone to fan me and season me great. So what's your name, sorry? Brendan. Brendan. Go on then, Brendan. Oh, this is where the magic happens. So the type of seaweed we use is called the Fucus serratus, and it gets its name because of the serrated edge. There's a serrated edge on it. Serratus. Fucus serratus. So the reason we use this seaweed as opposed to the other 200 species which are out there, this is the Rolls Royce of the seaweeds for the seaweed baths. It's the one that's most full of the oils and gels, which are fabulous for your skin. So we would have harvested this back about six months ago and we dry it out. So it just loses its water content. It doesn't lose any of its goodness. And then half an hour before you arrive back, we put it into a bucket of hot water and the hot water rehydrates it. But most importantly, it extracts all the oils and gels out of it. So we don't put it into the barrel before you get in because we like to give you a chance to feel all the oils and gels. So put your hand in there. Give it a stir. Oh, I mean, it's kind of slimy, but you can see. Look at it. And that's all natural. You haven't added any oils. Nothing, nothing other than seaweed in hot water. It's just magical for the skin. So does all seaweed have something like this in it? All of them do, but some have more than others. And this one has, this is one of the ones with most of it. Little tiny little barnacles on it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Growing on it. There's no crabs in it, right? No, there's not. But we picked six months ago and it dried out, so you're safe. You're safe. Here we go. Come on then. Something I've haven't done. So is there a way of doing this? Do I drape myself in seaweed? No, you can't. But just literally, just literally sitting here. Yeah, yeah. And you can just rub it into your skin all throughout the year. Loads of fun. It doesn't feel anywhere near as slimy as I thought it was going to. This is actually very pleasant. Look at the view as well. Lovely. So it's raining, but actually that was magic. And I haven't had a shower or anything. I put my hair under to get all the oils in. But it just feels soft. It doesn't feel greasy. You know when you've had like a spa or a massage and it feels all greasy in your shower afterwards? No, not at all. I feel really good. I spent the evening at Sneemey feeling incredibly relaxed. So yes, I see why the Ring of Kerry is so popular. It is beautiful and highly recommended. Join me next time as I continue exploring the Wild Atlantic Way in my motorhome. If you'd like to know when the next video goes live then feel free to subscribe. Thank you as always for your time and I'll see you soon. Take care.