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- Dag 11
- dinsdag 19 juni 2018 om 15:03
- 🌧 52 °F
- Hoogte: 69 ft
IerlandDromahair54°13’15” N 8°17’52” W
Lunch was welcome
19 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
I needed to fuel up with a traditional fish and chips. Changed into dry socks and shoes, which was well needed.
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- Dag 11
- dinsdag 19 juni 2018 om 18:00
- ☁️ 57 °F
- Hoogte: 89 ft
- IerlandDoonweelin Lough54°18’42” N 8°33’8” W
Tea and biscuits
19 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
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- Dag 11
- dinsdag 19 juni 2018 om 22:19
- 🌬 59 °F
- Hoogte: 89 ft
- IerlandDoonweelin Lough54°18’42” N 8°33’8” W
Dinner in Sligo
19 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ 🌬 59 °F
After a shower and a change of clothes (again!!!) we headed off to a lovely dinner in town.
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 20 juni 2018 om 09:35
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Hoogte: 89 ft
- IerlandDoonweelin Lough54°18’42” N 8°33’9” W
View from our bedroom window
20 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Note the sheep dotting the landscape.
And this was our view of the breakfast table.
But the best part of all was the laundry fairies were hard at work over night so we woke up to clean clothes andMeer informatie
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 20 juni 2018 om 10:59
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Hoogte: 89 ft
- IerlandDoonweelin Lough54°18’42” N 8°33’9” W
Late start
20 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Started off a bit late. It is a bit but it is a beautiful day for cycling. We saw some gorgeous scenery on our 10 mile first leg.
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 20 juni 2018 om 12:22
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Hoogte: 282 ft
- IerlandDiffreen River54°20’25” N 8°22’4” W
Biking along
20 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
We had a nice 10 mi ride. A little windy, but no rain. We saw Ireland's tallest waterfall.
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 20 juni 2018 om 12:45
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Hoogte: 112 ft
- IerlandDiffreen River54°20’18” N 8°22’7” W
Glencar Waterfall
20 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Next we got off and had a brief hike up to the base of the waterfall.
Then I had ice cream from a truck. Russell was saving his calories for beer
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 20 juni 2018 om 14:58
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Hoogte: 413 ft
- IerlandCloontyprughlish54°23’18” N 8°20’10” W
The Spanish Armada crashed near here
20 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
The survivors probably brought their guns ashore.
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 20 juni 2018 om 14:58
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Hoogte: 423 ft
- IerlandCloontyprughlish54°23’18” N 8°20’12” W
More Biking
20 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Then it was another 10 mi bike ride through more beautiful scenery.
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 20 juni 2018 om 15:36
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Hoogte: 26 ft
- IerlandClassybaun Harbour54°28’1” N 8°26’51” W
Late lunch
20 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
We we're running so slowly (too many stops for photo ops) we ended up with a late lunch. The guys all had smoked mackerel. Which was tasty, but since they were expecting fresh, it was kind ofMeer informatie
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 20 juni 2018 om 16:53
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Hoogte: 26 ft
- IerlandRinnadoolish54°24’16” N 8°33’36” W
Kelp walk
20 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
We had to skip the rest of our planned ride and jump back in the van to make it to our kelp walk. We had a very nice lady explain what edible kelp we could find around here. Made me want to doMeer informatie
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- Dag 12
- woensdag 20 juni 2018 om 19:00
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Hoogte: 131 ft
- IerlandDoonweelin Lough54°18’38” N 8°33’10” W
Quiet Night
20 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
We we're so cold and tired we decided to skip dinner. We opened a bottle of wine and had a quiet evening in the parlor.
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- Dag 13
- donderdag 21 juni 2018 om 09:00
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Hoogte: 144 ft
- IerlandBallure54°31’15” N 8°13’45” W
Last breakfast at B&B
21 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
This place has a great breakfast. We are going to miss it.
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- Dag 13
- donderdag 21 juni 2018 om 10:16
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Hoogte: 92 ft
- IerlandDoonweelin Lough54°18’41” N 8°33’9” W
Starting out
21 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
We tried to get an earlier start today. We did get going a little earlier but not a whole lot.
The weather was beautiful. Slightly windy and cool, but not cold.
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- Dag 13
- donderdag 21 juni 2018 om 10:45
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Hoogte: 39 ft
- IerlandRathcormack54°19’6” N 8°28’48” W
Rathcormack
21 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Two days in a row we turned right at this church, so I decided to document it.
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- Dag 13
- donderdag 21 juni 2018 om 13:41
- ☀️ 57 °F
- Hoogte: 39 ft
- IerlandBundoran54°28’39” N 8°16’53” W
Lunch in Bundoran
21 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
After about 30 miles of biking, we stopped for a very nice lunch. The town is a sort of seedy, rundown beach town, that is also a big surfing town.
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- Dag 13
- donderdag 21 juni 2018 om 18:00
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Hoogte: 144 ft
- IerlandBallure54°31’15” N 8°13’45” W
Yoga
21 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
After lunch we had another yoga session. This really helped stretch out all those tight biking muscles
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- Dag 13
- donderdag 21 juni 2018 om 20:00
- ☀️ 54 °F
- Hoogte: 128 ft
- IerlandCashel54°32’48” N 8°12’48” W
Our last dinner with John and Ruairi
21 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
We had a lovely seafood dinner with an even lovelier view on our last evening in the northwest of Ireland.
We shut the restaurant down chatting so much. Went straight back to the hotel where theMeer informatie
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- Dag 14
- vrijdag 22 juni 2018 om 09:37
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Hoogte: 144 ft
- IerlandBallure54°31’15” N 8°13’45” W
One more full Irish
22 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
The innkeepers here are Scottish and they import their black pudding from Scotland. It was very yummy but too rich for me to finish.
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- Dag 14
- vrijdag 22 juni 2018 om 11:52
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Hoogte: 33 ft
- IerlandSligo54°16’19” N 8°28’28” W
Walking around Sligo
22 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
We said a sad farewell to our guides in Sligo. Rather than getting on the road immediately, we walked around Sligo a bit and revisited the restaurant we enjoyed the other night.
Then we were on theMeer informatie
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- Dag 14
- vrijdag 22 juni 2018 om 16:53
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Hoogte: 164 ft
- IerlandRathdrinagh53°39’55” N 6°31’17” W
Newgrange Monument
22 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
This is the largest (oldest?) stone age monument in Europe. Older than the pyramids at Giza. For $7 they let you actually enter this ancient burial chamber. It was very cool (even if they had cleanedMeer informatie
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- Dag 14
- vrijdag 22 juni 2018 om 21:30
- ☀️ 57 °F
- Hoogte: 131 ft
- IerlandDrogheda53°43’4” N 6°20’54” W
Last supper
22 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
We arrived at our hotel in Drogheda, a town outside of Dublin that is convenient to the airport for our flight tomorrow. For some reason they booked us in the Presidential Suite. Which sounds a bitMeer informatie
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- Dag 15
- zaterdag 23 juni 2018 om 08:34
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Hoogte: 128 ft
- IerlandDrogheda53°43’5” N 6°20’54” W
Last breakfast
23 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
This is the first time I have seen pancakes, or anything sweet, on the breakfast menu.
We are running late so between that stress and waking up early, I'm not that hungry.
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- zaterdag 23 juni 2018 om 11:15
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Hoogte: 243 ft
- IerlandDardistown53°25’33” N 6°14’26” W
Last pint in the airport
23 juni 2018, Ierland ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
