5am group start. photo by Fergus Coyle
Waiting at the port for the Holyhead to Dublin ferry.
The Route.
The hills out of Cork start quick. photo by Fergus Coyle
Kinsale.
Garden of Ireland, near Killahangal.
Heading towards Mizen Head and CP1.
Doonour Co. Cork
Finished the day in a bivy at a Glengarriff campsite.
Me following BE from the campsite up Healy Pass. photo by Fergus Coyle
Healy Pass, view from the top.
Knockatee, short but steeper hills than Healy Pass.
Gap of Dunloe.
Gap of Dunloe. photo by Fergus Coyle
Coumeenoole South.
Top of Conor Pass. Damp on the way up, wind and heavy rain on the way down.
Finished the day in a hotel in Tralee with Smash'd burger and chips.
Waiting for the ferry at Tarbert Island. photo by Fergus Coyle
The ferry arriving.
Breakfast on the ferry. photo by Fergus Coyle
Ferry selfie. photo by Fergus Coyle
photo by Fergus Coyle
The Burren. photo by Fergus Coyle
The Burren closeup.
Evening gravel section after the forest, Kilbeg.
Finished the day on a bed at the farm - CP2.
The very welcoming and friendly Anne, CP2. photo by Fergus Coyle
Very dark day, hit rock bottom. Lough Inagh.
Doolough Valley Famine Memorial.
photo by Fergus Coyle
Finished the day in a waterfront hotel in Westport.
Westport breakfast.
Carrowgarve.
Catching up with BE at Sweeney's SuperValu, Achill Sound. photos by Fergus Coyle
Finished the day on a bench at a rainy Ballina GAA club.
Ballina GAA club in the morning.
At a bike shop in Sligo getting a replacement rear tyre.
Meenacung.
Gravel climb out of Glenveagh National Park. Not what you want when you unsure if you're going to make the last ferry.
Last Rathmullan to Buncrana ferry made with 20 minutes to spare. The only passenger.
Didn't finish the day. Rode through the night to a very dark Malin Head and continued south towards Derry/Londonderry.
Finished at 7am on The Peace Bridge, Derry/Londonderry
Spice Bag dinner and celebratory pub drinks with new friends.
View of The Peace Bridge. Time to head home. photo by Fergus Coyle