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It’s a long way to Tipperary

It’s a long way to Tipperary…. After a great nights sleep in the hostel I awoke to wind and rain, so decided to not risk the main road full of freight traffic to the ferry and risk a puncture (and miss the ferry!), so got the one bus out of town to Stranraer ….and...

Final Wishes

Some great fords to cross along the coastline.Final wishes I spent two days in Whitley Bay, barely venturing out due to the hideous wind and rain. I certainly picked the right day to be stationary! I did however discover Whetherspoons - a large pub food chain selling...

Borderline

An English garden….was waiting to see the Vicar of Dibley pop out!Hi everyone. Firstly, thank you one and all for your loving thoughts at this difficult time. It’s been a challenging time but we got through it. Dad met the ‘great cremator’ on the 16th May in a...

Failte go hEirinn

Tuesday: Fishguard to WexfordGod it’s so so good to be home 😊. After a great nights sleep in Fishguard, I boarded the ferry to Rosslare with some trepidation as well, the ‘vomit comet’ usually lives up to its name! It was blowing a gale and raining when we pull away...

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Heading into Wales

Sunday: Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth. After a very cold night I awoke to a lovely sunrise with promising weather forecast. It was 2 degrees but my thermals paid for themselves! I was snug as a bug in a rug 😊. The tent was saturated though with morning dew and...

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Hit the Road

Well, I decided to hit the road today to make a ferry to Ireland on Tuesday -so had 355k to cover in three days, so reasonable. After loading up and saying goodbye to my lovely rellies in Great Dalby I set off towards a camp site just the other side of Shrewsbury. It...

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England

Hello everyone. Well it’s been nearly 6 weeks since I left bangkok to travel to london to be with my father. It’s been an exhausting though satisfying time and I’m so glad I came over. Having got Bob back after it’s 2nd unplanned ‘holiday’ I was able to enjoy some...

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PS I give in….

Soooo…..after what was an eventful flight with a child directly behind me screaming for about 4 of the 12 hours (I sensed he was a young child with special needs) I arrived in london…..but my bike did not. Does that sound familiar??? You simply could not make this...

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Final Riding Days…..for now…

Sunday: Pluviophile ☔️ The place I stayed in Sunday night was divine! I was greeted with coffee and toast and a sandwich for the road in the morning…now that’s what I call hospitality. I was greeted also with rain and wind, as predicted! Whilst the first thirty Ks...

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