Onto the Camino
2023年10月17日, スペイン
Beautiful sunshine to start our day. Find our way onto the Camino de Santiago. Route varies between road, gravel and eventually rocks. Many pilgrims are making their way west to Campostela deもっと詳しく
Onto Burgos
2023年10月16日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Travel on gravel bike path amongst beautifully colored rocks. Path goes gradually up and into our friend - the wind. Beer off of the gravel as we head into Burgos. Quick tour around including anもっと詳しく
Oña
2023年10月15日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Valley fog lifts and we start the day with climbing. Beautiful views as we clear the mountain pass. Long cruise into a canyon. Scenery seems similar to Utah. Fun caves on the side of the road. Stay inもっと詳しく
The rain in Spain …,,
2023年10月14日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
As forecasted the rain has arrived. Head out anyway, enjoying incredible bike paths as we clear Bilbao. Rain ends for awhile as we enter the river valley but returns off and on throughout the day. Atもっと詳しく
A day to tour
2023年10月13日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Take the metro in to Bilbao and spend the day exploring. Highlights include the large market and the mix of old and new architecture. Enjoy a tapas lunch! Mostly sunny and warm as rain holds off untilもっと詳しく
Bilbao
2023年10月12日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Sun rises and it is actually warm. Spot dolphins and even a whale as we make our way to Spanish coast. Arrive and it is a return to summer. Amazed by all the people out. Turns out to be National Spainもっと詳しく
On da ferry
2023年10月11日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Very rainy and dark ride to the 8 am ferry. Get soaked while we await getting checked in with the cars. Luckily they pity on us and allow early entry. Gather up our provisions and tuck in for 29もっと詳しく
Prepping for the journey
2023年10月10日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Day spent getting ready for ferry south. Did some more exploring of Wexford and went a bit down the road to our bnb w/o the bed. Watched TV for the first time in months. Last scone and tea.
Day 100
2023年10月9日, アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Incredibly foggy morning as we can barely see the water in front of us. It lifts enough for us to make the short ride to Wexford - a small harbor town near our ferry departure. Great cooking facilityもっと詳しく
To the Hook
2023年10月8日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Opt to stay where we are and explore the Hook Peninsula. First Tinturn Abbey and then to oldest working lighthouse in Europe? Closed for some reason but enjoy crashing seas. Return to a completelyもっと詳しく
Back to the sea
2023年10月7日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
A sad goodbye to our friend. Wish we could take her as she seems to have no owner and is pregnant. Very warm day - even back in shorts. Ride through farmlands - complete with usual sights and smells.もっと詳しく
Kilkenny
2023年10月6日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
With lots of time and few miles to our ferry opt for a day to explore Kilkenny and celebrate our anniversary. Drop my bike off for a tune up and head to the castle. Many churches and cathedrals withinもっと詳しく
Onto Kilkenny
2023年10月5日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
A rainy morning this we dawdled around in our dry kitchen. Finally head out into the drizzle and relatively calm day. Fortunately veer off the busy road we have been on and enjoy the quietもっと詳しく
Again with the wind
2023年10月4日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
A dry and mild day but the winds are swirling from the south. Great to warm thing s up but unfortunately we are heading straight into it. Highlights of the day were excellent cappuccino and pastaもっと詳しく
And then there were two
2023年10月3日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Journeyed south back to Dublin to drop Christine and John off at the airport. The rest of day was spent dropping off the car and retrieving our bikes. A late afternoon ride took us to a relativelyもっと詳しく
Glenariff Forest
2023年10月2日, 北アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Motivate the gang for one last hike amongst the waterfalls and in the forest. Lovely views from on top of the ridge.
Giant’s Causeway
2023年10月1日, 北アイルランド ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Promise of sunny weather has us out early. Opt for a coastal walk to the Giant’s Causeway. Lovely weather. Though many people exploring the Causeway there was enough room to spread out. Amazingもっと詳しく
Exploring our neighborhood
2023年9月30日, 北アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
With the return of unsettled weather, opt for short jaunts close to home. Head out our door into the cliffs and a local waterfall. Forest in Glenarm is next. Rain comes as scheduled.
Belfast
2023年9月29日, 北アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Sunny drive north toward Belfast. With no fanfare, enter Northern Ireland. Hit some highlights of the city including the St. George”s marketplace and Botanical gardens. Real mix of newer buildingsもっと詳しく
Up the Spinc
2023年9月28日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Better weather has us out the door early for another hike. Though it is right next to where we had been earlier it is on the other side of the hills. Well marked trail up and over Spinc - a ridge onもっと詳しく
A washed out day
2023年9月27日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
As promised, Storm Agnes descends upon us with strong wind and lots of rain. A day of doing nothing much - though do manage a short walk around our neighborhood.
A mountain top attempt
2023年9月26日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
With our hiking route planned, we head off into the cloudy day with hopes of climbing a popular summit in the Wicklow park. Easy trail to start yet it eventually comes to a waterfall. Quite theもっと詳しく
Phew. Back to the countryside
2023年9月25日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Nice sunny morning and headed to phoenix park. Lovely green space. Pick up car and deal with crazy traffic. Two hours later we are making our way out of the city. Scenic drive to our little cottage.もっと詳しく
A tour of Dublin
2023年9月24日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
An early start to go on an organized tour to include Guiness and Book of Kells. Learn many interesting facts, drink a Guiness before 11 and see parts of the city we wouldn’t have otherwise. Fishもっと詳しく
Onto Dublin
2023年9月23日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Very chilly morning. Packed up and went a few blocks to train station. Three trains later, we make our way to the warm shower host to store our bikes. Get a ride to bus stop and check into hostel.もっと詳しく