It would not be an exaggeration to say Paudie and Anne (and their beautiful home) were the most accommodating, friendly, and helpful hosts I’ve ever had. Paudie is a certified guide of many of the wonders of County Kerry (a place I knew essentially nothing about and ended up coming to last minute) and helped design a wonderful few days. One of those included a 6:00 am departure to drive to the boat trip over to Skelling Michael, and Paudie woke up to make me a hot breakfast to order and pack me a lunch for the long day. It was my first time in Ireland and I’d heard much of Irish warmth and friendliness - if you were to look up those words in a dictionary, you’d find a photo of Paudie and Anne, smiling out in front of their stone house nestled at the foot of some idyllic Irish hills.