Clonea to Tagoat 65 miles I was so sad to leave Casey’s, one of the friendliest campgrounds I think I’ve ever visited (and there have been a few), but a long ride beckoned, beginning with the now-familiar 30 mile spin along the greenway. I did make a stop at the highest point above the sea […]
Clonea to…..Clonea Before turning in last night I was watching the opening scenes of the Moby Dick link I posted yesterday, and I suddenly got the feeling that this scene from The Mighty Boosh might have been inspired by it. See what you think 🤔 (just a link due to lack of signal!) https://youtu.be/cDjyEnkl1Jo?si=7MncHSu98xVupaN1 Hard […]
Youghal to Clonea 30 miles I’ve no idea how, but Clonvilla Caravan & Camping dodged the Storm Floris rains overnight. Not the 45mph wind, oh no, but the tent was miraculously dry this morning. I got the bike all loaded up but when it started pouring just as I prepared to leave, I ended up […]
Day 3: Clonea & Dungarvan. Uninterrupted sleep, after a night like my first one, is one of the greatest pleasures. So thanks, Casey’s Camping & Caravanning, although the long bike ride did also play its part. Aileen and family were still fast asleep when I got up around 8, or at least their tent was […]
Day 2: Tagoat to Clonea 66 miles Last night wasn’t the perfect preparation for a long day on the bike that I’d hoped for. There was a weeping and wailing teenage girl in the tent next door. It was an unbelievably histrionic performance, and I must admit that the phrase ‘snowflake generation’ did go through […]
Day 1: Hertfordshire to Tagoat I quietly closed our front door at about five this morning and drove straight to Fishguard, 256 miles door to door, to catch the ferry over to Ireland again. There wasn’t a lot of planning, just a convenient gap in the work schedule and an okay or possibly even better […]
I don’t remember having enjoyed a day on the bike as much as I did today for a very long while. The sun was out, it was a ferry day, and I even got to play my ukulele in a town square. I have to say it was also tinged with sadness, because today was […]
Stats and maps are back! I managed to get to sleep only once the lads in the field next to me finished their game of ‘How England Are Going To Lose To Spain On Sunday’. I’d spoken to the oldest lad, who was about 15 years old and sitting on his football having a rest, […]
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