Sunday 22 September 2013

Back from my travels in Ireland.

Home again after my sojourn in Ireland,  managed to clock 502 miles on the trip, hence the sore posterior.  Many thanks the members of the IPAGMC for their invitation and making us so welcome.

Left at 11.45 a.m. this morning and took the coastal route through Warren Point and up to Newcastle, before cutting across country to Belfast and up to Larne for the ferry.
Made it there early enough , first four bikes on board, smooth crossing to Troon, and then a fairly rapid run back to Edinburgh , via Glasgow as group members peeled off.
Some more pics of the bikes,
This one was way out in the country as the croup were heading up into the Mountains of Mourne

 
Taken in the lay by at Narrow Water Castle where on 27/8/79  -  eighteen soldiers were killed by two remotely detonated bombs.

 
Our lunch stop yesterday was at Carlingford Sailing Club, much appreciated as we were ravenous.

 
Folks might have thought we were daft,  however we thought this chap was mad,  dressed as he was he strolled into the sea and swam off into the distance, apparently training for a triathlon

 
However,  now home and ready for a snooze before the rigours of the week commence again at the Mercat Grill, on the build up to the Opening Event on the 28th.
 

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