Bum on a Bike

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

2014 A Long Ride Home in Ireland

Route: Dundalk, Dublin, Wexford, Dungarvan, Ballinspittle, Skibbereen, Mizen Head, Glengariff, Healy Pass, Molls Gap, Killarney, Killimer, Doolin, Knock, Bundoran, Lisnaskea, Dundalk. Ferries used at Wexford, Cobh and Tarbert
Distance: 1330km (831mls), 13 days, 88hours
Average per day: 102km (62mls)
Weather: Extremely Hot for first 5 days, cooler for remaining and torrential rail on final day.
Accommodation: 12days Camping and 1 B&B at Fortfield House, Killimer, Co.Clare
Bike: Holdsworth Buttemere
Comments: Really enjoyable trip. Ireland's weather at its best. Some bike problems with broken spokes and buckled wheel due to potholes. Heavy traffic at times, particularly near cities

Punctured already and only 15km from home

Monasterboice, Drogheda Co.Louth

River Slaney, Enniscorthy

Ferrycarrig, Wexford

View from Ferrybank Campsite, Wexford

Wexford Town

Ferry at Ballyhack, Wexford

Dungarvan, Co Waterford

County Cork

Kinsale, Co.Cork

Ballinspittle Grotto

Garrettstown House and Campsite

West Cork

Schull, West Cork

Mizen Head, Co Cork

West Cork

Start of Healy Pass, Co Cork

Healy Pass

Co.Kerry

Moll's Gap Summit

Killarney

Home of Jack Duggan, The Wild Colonial Boy

Beautiful Burren Landscape, Co. Clare

Bundoran, Co. Donegal

Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Thieving Scum

Some lowlife scum stole my Dawes Galaxy Touring bike in my hometown Dundalk on Friday 21st September 2012. Hard to believe as in all my travels, in all my years, on this bike all over Europe I never encountered a problem. Lets hope the police get them before I do.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

2012 Going South- Coastal Spain- Feb/March

Route: Balcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Almeria, Nerja, Malaga, Marbella, Gibralter, Cadiz, Jerez, Seville, Huelva, Faro
Distance: 1,922 kms (1,201mls), 16days, 117 Hours
Average per day: 120 kms, (75mls)
Weather: Sunshine all the way but some cold nights
Accommodation: Mixture of Camping, Wild Camping, Hotels
Bike: Dawes Galaxy Tour- one fantastic touring bike
Comments: Much the same trip as before but this year included different route from Malaga. Cannot beat Spain at time time of year for lovely cycling weather.

Just South of Barcelona

Great Bike-Dawes Galaxy Tour

Sunset nr. Valencia

View from Campsite at Almeria

Gibraltar

Downtown Gibraltar

Roadto Tarifa -Straits of Grbraltar and Africa in distance

Walled city of Niebla

Crossing into portugal shortly

On Ferry to Portugal

Journey's End 1,200 miles.

Faro Airport

Hi Guys up there, Hi Bollix down there

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

2011 Tour of Ireland- July 2011

Route:Dundalk, Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Tramore, Dungarvan,Youghal, Middleton, Bandon, Clonakilty, Roscarberry, Bantry, Glengariff, Kenmare,Sneem, Waterville, Cahirsiveen, Kilorglin, Anascaul, Dingle, Conor pass, Castlegregory, Tralee, Listowel, Tarbert, Killimer, Kilrush, kilkee, Doolin, Galway, Cong, Westport, Newport, Achill, Balina, Dundalk.
Distance: 1432kms (895mls) 13 days (83hrs)
Average per Day: 110kms (69mls)
Weather: Mixture of heavy showers, Sunny and last 4 days non stop rain.
Accommodation: Camping
Bike: Dawes Galaxy Tour