By God, but nothing quite beats being able to get out of the house in glorious, dry, spring weather after months of wintry lockdown.
Last week s first big gasp of decent fresh air would have been perfect but for the travel restrictions keeping everyone within five kilometres of the front door.
Luckily for most of the people of North and West Kerry, there s no shortage of amazing spots to savour within the Level Five zone as the population hit destinations across the region with a renewed sense of just how blessed they are to call Kerry home.
That was as true for the people of Listowel as it was for Dingle, Ballybunion, Ballyheigue et al; served as they are by a wealth of trails developed over recent years by the work of Town and County Councils, the Listowel Tidy Towns, local development agencies and more.