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Ireland 2025 – Day 8: Carrick-on-Shannon to Home
🏍️ Day 8 – The Long Ride Home: Sunshine, Sea Air & One Worn-Out Tyre Date: May 9th 2025 After a late-ish night enjoying the warmth of Irish hospitality and my final few pints of Guinness 🍻, Day 8 began with a leisurely start. There was no rush today—just 105 miles to the ferry, and… Read more
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Ireland 2025 – Day 7: Ballyshannon to Carrick-on-Shannon
🏍️ Day 7 – Legendary Riffs, Hairpin Rides & One Last Guinness 🎸🏞️🍺 Date: May 8th 2025 My final full day in Ireland — and she didn’t disappoint. After yet more air in the rear tyre! This was a tour de force through Donegal’s dramatic coastline, winding passes, and cultural gems. If Day 6 felt… Read more
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Ireland 2025 – Day 6: Achill Island to Ballyshannon
🏍️ Day 6 – Forgotten Villages, Windswept Lighthouses & Trad Tunes in Ballyshannon 🌬️🎶 Date: May 7th, 2025 Day 6 kicked off under bright skies and a slight chill — ideal riding conditions. I started the day by inflating my rear tyre once again before exploring more of Achill Island, which feels like riding through… Read more
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Ireland 2025 – Day 5: Solo Rides, Sky Roads & Emergency Rations 🌤️🍷
Adare to Doogart Achill Island Day 5 – Solo Rides, Sky Roads & Emergency Rations 🌤️🍷 Date: May 6th, 2025 Day 5 began like the previous couple with me inflating my rear tyre & with a bittersweet note — the last fuel stop as a group. After cruising together for days, laughing through tyre issues,… Read more
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Ireland 2025 – Day 4: Cliffs, Craic & Goodbyes 🌊🍻
Day 4 – Cliffs, Craic & Goodbyes 🇮🇪 Our final day as a group took us along the dramatic Wild Atlantic Way 🌊, to the towering Cliffs of Moher (no hike, full bike kit 😅), and finally to Doolin for a Guinness-fuelled send-off. The best roads. The best laughs. The best people. 🍻 What’s your… Read more
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Ireland 2025 – Day 3: Low Tyre Pressure & High Spirits: Killarney to Adare
Day 3 – Low Tyre Pressure & High Spirits: Killarney to Adare Date: May 4th, 2025 We left the Killarney campsite bright and early… until my low tyre pressure warning lit up like a Christmas tree 🎄😬 Pulled over, checked for punctures—nothing obvious. A quick blast of air and we were back on the road… Read more
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Ireland 2025 – Day 2: Cork Curves with Scenic Stops
Day 2 – Cork Curves, Healy Pass & the First Guinness 🍻🏍️🌅 Date: May 3rd, 2025 We pointed the bikes east then south, chasing the tarmac along the stunning West Cork coastal route 🌊 all the way to Castle Lower, and then it was time for the star of the day: Healy Pass 😍 And… Read more
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Ireland 2025 – Day 1: Dublin Drama, Mountain Magic & Blarney Beers
Day 1 – Dublin Drama, Mountain Magic & Blarney Beers Date: May 2nd, 2025 Day 1: Landed in Ireland… and so did a puncture.Because what better way to start an epic tour than with a flat tyre before even boarding the ferry? One of the bikes decided it wanted a bit more attention and picked… Read more
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Ireland 2025 – Day 0: The Warm-Up Lap
Day 0 – The Warm-Up Lap 🏍️🌄🍻 Date May 1st, 2025 The adventure began straight after work on May 1st. I hit the road from Cambridgeshire, taking the fastest, most scenic route I could find—without touching a motorway (because let’s be honest, motorways are for commuters, not adventurers). The evening ride was dry, warm, and… Read more
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Season opener – Norfolk & Suffolk weekend
1st camping trip of the year is a weekend around Norfolk & Suffolk. 8th March we get to test out our kit that has been in storage over winter before we head off on longer trips. Camping at Reedham Ferry with fantastic facilities, the shower block even has under floor heating & if you would… Read more