Top of the morning to you all. It’s touring time again, destination – Ireland. The plan this time is to catch the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin. From where we’ll generally head in a westerly direction to the coast. There…

Saturday July 12, 2008, 38 km (24 miles) – Total so far: 38 km (24 miles) It was a fine morning as we loaded the car and embarked on our journey to Ireland. The first leg was 200 miles by…

Sunday July 13, 2008, 82 km (51 miles) – Total so far: 120 km (75 miles) It was nice and sunny when we woke this morning and it would remain so for the rest of the day. Once we were…

Monday July 14, 2008, 128 km (80 miles) – Total so far: 248 km (154 miles) It was another nice morning when we woke up, and the fellow on Camp Radio predicted and nice day too. We left camp and…

Tuesday July 15, 2008, 107 km (66 miles) – Total so far: 355 km (221 miles) It was a late start today – we didn’t get away until after 10am. Straight up a 1-in-3 hill. The rest of the morning…

Wednesday July 16, 2008, 69 km (43 miles) – Total so far: 424 km (263 miles) We breakfasted on sausage’n’beans on toast at the hostel and were back on the road for 9.30, heading south out of Cork. The weather…

Thursday July 17, 2008, 92 km (57 miles) – Total so far: 516 km (321 miles) Another fine day for riding. The weather was kind enough again – the usual sunny/cloudy mix. We got away from camp for around 10am…

Friday July 18, 2008, 88 km (55 miles) – Total so far: 604 km (375 miles) It was a bright start to the day as we rolled out of camp at around 10am. We started off following the coast road…

Saturday July 19, 2008 Today was our first rest day of the tour and I reckon we’ve earned it. To have covered over six hundred kilometres in seven days without a break is pretty good going, and if you’ve followed…

Sunday July 20, 2008, 97 km (60 miles) – Total so far: 701 km (436 miles) It was a wet start to the day, with some light rain falling as we packed up. Fortunately, it stopped once we hit the…