Paddy Power bet

[Padge]

Joe
you mentioned in Belfast you've booked a room somewhere...
Do you have a number for this place?

And you staying Friday and Saturday?

Any idea of who's committed yet?
Daithi and Jockser are making sandcastles at the moment, but I'd guess they're coming.
(Shinobi....wipe that thumb mark off your head and sneak away, even just for the spin)

Let's just hope this weather keeps up....

 

[Sugarcube]

Lads, if I go it will only be for the day. My front wheel is damaged from last weeks red kite rally. I have been too busy to get it sorted since I got back. I will see what i can do and keep you posted.

 

[kyle]

Any idea of who's committed yet?
Daithi and Jockser are making sandcastles at the moment, but I'd guess they're coming.
(Shinobi....wipe that thumb mark off your head and sneak away, even just for the spin)

Let's just hope this weather keeps up....

ive been committed.......i mean im goin for sure
might be bringing a couple mates (non tossers)for the spin down.
doubt if they will try the hill climb as one of them rides a virago
the other lad will be on my dr.

i'll be headin down early sat morn and campin bein as how the weather is always so good on achill

what time do all hope to be there at and where are we meeting up??

 

[the celt]

Joe
you mentioned in Belfast you've booked a room somewhere...
Do you have a number for this place?

And you staying Friday and Saturday?

Any idea of who's committed yet?
Daithi and Jockser are making sandcastles at the moment, but I'd guess they're coming.
(Shinobi....wipe that thumb mark off your head and sneak away, even just for the spin)

Let's just hope this weather keeps up....

Aye here's the place here www.achillislandhotel.com/index.html
I booked of work from Friday at 1pm and heading straight up
staying Sat night aswell, and then back ta Dublin Sunday.
Was going to go back via Westport, Doolough, west Galway, Galway city
and then straight back ta Dublin.

 

[the celt]

Hi all,
Ok i am heading up Friday night, if we meet on Sat between 1 and 2pm at the carpark
of www.achillislandhotel.com/index.html , then do the hill climb,
Sunday I will be leaving at 10am to do the run back as posted above.
how does that sound,
me mobile No 0860702653 txt is best
joe

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

True HardCore

look a the weather forcast

 

[(RIP) philgunn]

just heard about the wee adventure

from Sheik Daiti of the dunes and maybe the beemer needs to be pointed up that there hill

so 1400 hrs at the carpark , and grid ref lads ?



pg

 

[P.J.]

le camping

. .site location? text to 00353(0)86 2327443, svp

 

[Jockser]

and grid ref lads ?

I don't have a grid ref but it's very easy to find. Coming from Newport you drive over the bridge onto the island (having passed the hotel on your left) & drive a couple of miles until you see a turn on the left for either Minaun or TV Transmitter. Take a right (first I think) & carry on up the hill until the road runs out That's when the fun starts

Unfortunately I can't confirm my attendance at this time - family & work issues, don't ya know - but I'm working on it

 

[kyle]

sorry lads,cant make it

some work has come my way that i can't afford to pass up on.

see and have a goon one

 

[the celt]

Waiting...

The celt has landed in Achill...awaiting re-enforcements.

Get yourselves down here.

 

[Daithi]

The celt has landed in Achill...awaiting re-enforcements.

Get yourselves down here.

See ya at 2:00 in the carpark.


Got this online, I don't know how accurate it is ??

Minaun IF 67462 02855
Symbol & Name 4/20/2007 6:56:39 PM


And this from Google Earth
lat=53.957197, lon=-10.025196

See ye tomorrow.

 

[jafo]

wont be there as i just cant stop riding my new bike (and it doesnt like dirt!)......hope u have a good weekend lads
..and i look forward to the pics!

 

[Aidan1150]

Bet no-one makes it to the top................................apart from the Gunner that is.

 

[Daithi]

What odds do I get ?

 

[Aidan1150]

What odds do I get ?

None.

 

[Daithi]

Bet no-one makes it to the top................................apart from the Gunner that is.

Hmmmmm.

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

well what happened?

 

[Daithi]

Triumphant !

well what happened?

I left my house at about 9:00am and it was cloudy but dry, by 1:00, when I got to Achill, it was very wet and visability was fairly poor. Met Padge, Joe
and his two friends and we went to meet Jockser and Gunner at the carpark.
We had a bite to eat and waited to see if the weather would clear. It got worse.
Rode up to where the mast is at the end of the track going up Minaun, as you can see from the first pic we were soaked before we were started,

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visability got worse the higher we went, we debated not trying at all because of that and because all the rain had turned the the boggy part
to complete mush with no grip.

Joe, Padge and myself decided to give it a go, with visability so poor we relied on the track of the GPS to keep us out of trouble. Joe and myself had
TKCs and Padge had on Tourances. Progress was very slow at times with bikes getting stuck in the soft stuff. and where it wasn't soft we were
bouncing off big rocks. Great fun.
Padge had the hardest time of it with the road tyres, but we made it to the top and here's the pic Padge took to prove it, where no Tosser had gone
before.

Padge and The Celt.

So Aidan, how much was that bet for ?


PS Sorry for going missing at the end but I was soaked to the skin and a car with a heater was too good to miss.

 

[Sugarcube]

Fair play to you lads. I wish I could have made it but I've no front wheel at the moment. Will look forward to trying it when we do the ride out there later this year.