Ireland Sept 09

[C-J]

Here's a ride we did last year when I had a proper BMW and Konica has a Zed !

I was given the jbo of carting all the luggage so as not to spoil the look of the Zed

Our B&B for the first night of the trip near the Meeting of the Waters in County Wicklow...

Some famous bloke wrote poems here apprently.....

2 rivers meet here and merge into one.. I thought about going for a paddle....

Some pub in Avoca.. Made famous from Ballykissangel...

Lunch break on the way down to Cork...

Charles Fort south of Cork

The Healy Pass.... a really impressive bit of twisty road... Rough as feck with nice death drops on each side.. I think Ella was going to kill me after I made her ride up here...

Her bike said a few prayers after making it up this road !!

I think I was getting told off at this point for taking too many photos... :-/ :-/

Looking north from Connors Pass on the Dingle Peninsula... The road up here was in a right mess... Proper goat track....

Heading out to Connemara in County Galway

Found a little beach on the edge of the country in hamlet called Aughrus Beg.. A nice place for photos and thought I'd take a little paddle !!

Clouded over a bit on the way back to the hotel in Galway... We got really lucky and only put our waterproofs on for half an hour all week....

The Burren in County Clare

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So we did just over 1500 miles... 200 miles a day was really the limit as the roads aren't especially good... next time i think I'd take a GS !! I think its much prettier than Scotland, but the roads arent as good for a blast, so I'd recommend Ireland if you want to do a gentle tour, but not have to worry about riding on the wrond side of the road, or doing a thousand miles until you find something scenic...


Oh and i only tried one pint of Guinness...... Tasted the same as at home... Dissapointing... !

 

[C-J]

And the obligatory video....

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[ghost]

lovely report c~j,enjoyed the video.

 

[Aidan1150]

next time i think I'd take a GS !!

The only bike for the job over here CJ.

I think its much prettier than Scotland, but the roads arent as good for a blast,

Depends on which roads you take though.

 

[C-J]

The only bike for the job over here CJ.


Depends on which roads you take though.

Having done both I would say the north West of Scotland has the nicer roads for making progress... The type of roads where a GS can struggle to keep up with sportsbikes... However in Ireland a GS would be better...

 

[richie]

Having done both I would say the north West of Scotland has the nicer roads for making progress... The type of roads where a GS can struggle to keep up with sportsbikes... However in Ireland a GS would be better...

Depends on your definition of progress, on most roads where I live if I manage to get up to 110KMH I am definitely making progress and having fun too...