Flying to Killarney

Visitors to Killarney Mountain Lodge, astonished to see two aircraft parked in front of the lodge, wondered how it was possible for two large aeroplanes to land on what appears to be such a short runway.

Answer - these Grumman Wigeons, like their namesake feathered friends, are amphibious and can land on terra firma or on water. They waddled up from the Killarney channel over a concrete ramp and cuddled up sedately on their nest.

What a way to travel!