I got off to a nice early start and Henri would head for Peebles via Glasgow today. The plan was for Henri to join me at the DWCup but he was not up early enough so I headed off on my own. I stopped off at the course and went looking for a good vantage […]
To get to the event in Fort William we had to cover 60 miles along the lochs. This road is mainly flat with a few steep hills thrown in for good measure. This morning it was bucketing down but fortunately the forecast predicted sun for the afternoon and this was delivered. Henri met with some […]
We depart Campbelltown at 07h45 headed for Oban. We have decided to go via the scenic coastal route recommended by our ferry skipper with a rueful smile on his face. The only other choice was the highway and this a was flat route but very busy with trucks and cars. The coastal route proves to […]
We awoke to a peach of a morning and this got me really exited as it would mean that the Kintyre Express would run. Nemo ready to take to the sea – thanks to Steffy-Lea my granddaughter!!! Now all that needed to happen was that it would cross enough times to eliminate the backlog because […]
Well if ever you hear a cyclist telling you of a tail wind and an eternal downhill he is probably stretching the truth!! Today was one of those days that you only dream about and too soon we ran out of road. We left Derry in slightly overcast conditions with a tailwind that blew us […]
Early breakfast saw us off to an early start. We delivered a project fund raising request the local Rotary club at the Grand Canal Hotel then headed for Derry. The roads around the centre of the city were closed for the running of the Dublin Marathon. I am not going to mention the weather but […]
We departed from Doolin, the musical capital of the West coast by bus headed for Galway. The route is called the Wild Atlantic Way and the area is known as the Burrens. We travelled along the rugged and rocky coastline passing through several small villages with names like Lisdoonvarna, Lisvaughn, Carran, Kinvarra, Ballindereen and Kilcollan. […]
The day turns out to be cooler and very blustery with a wind at our backs again suggesting that we are blessed or have chosen to cycle in the right direction around Ireland. Soon after setting off at Tarbet we got on to the ferry to cross the Shannon estuary on a ferry that docked […]
We woke to the gentle rain coming down so one thing was a certainty we were going to get wet today. No problem though so we again used four wheels to get to Tralee and were soon on our bikes headed for Tarbet. Again we were faced with a hill leaving town but it was […]
Again we missed the target but entered through the back door, just maybe tomorrow we will hit the target!!! Had a brilliant stay at the Galvin on the Green and a hearty breakfast supplied by our hostess, Mary. I will highly recommend their B&B if you are in West Cork and looking for a place […]