
We made it back to the bus just before the heavens opened up, though luckily even though it had been forecasted to rain the entire day, we only got the odd sprinkle now and again, which meant that our tour plans ran smoothly. From Kilkenny we drove through the Wicklow mountains on the Wicklow Gap Road and stayed on the bus for most of the journey, taking in the incredibly dramatic landscapes surrounding us. This part of Ireland reminds me of New Zealand in a way and it's no wonder that the Wicklow area is also a very popular filming location for many films and television shows. My friend told me that PS. I Love You was filmed around there and our tour guide said that Braveheart was too, we even drove past a narrow winding road named after it. Apparently the Wicklow Gap Road is also a popular bicycle ascent and the Tour de France actually passed through in 1998. We stopped at a little wooden elevated viewing platform that allowed us a 360˚ view of the mountains surrounding us which was simply breathtaking.
