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3. WEDNESDAY - CYCLING IRELAND'S COAST

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BLOG: STAGE 3 : CORK TO GALWAY 2012. BLOG: STAGE 2 BELFAST TO CORK. Day 3 Wednesday July 18. 2012. Av Speed: 16.4 km/hr. Time: 7 hr 53 min. Bantry (60) to Kenmare (69). Clear skies this morning and the sun shining at 7.45. The strong west wind was blowing into my face from Ballylickey out to Dursey (70 miles). Had some heavy rain for a period between Glengarrif and Castletownbere. A lovely new surface on the road along here and the peak of the Sugarloaf was covered in cloud. I had a double climb at Reenr...

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6. SATURDAY - CYCLING IRELAND'S COAST

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BLOG: STAGE 3 : CORK TO GALWAY 2012. BLOG: STAGE 2 BELFAST TO CORK. Day 6 Saturday July 21. 2012. Dingle to Doonaha, Kilrush ( 1 to 24). Av Speed: 19.4 km/hr. Time: 8 hr 40 min. A perfect day for cycling; sunshine with the assistance of any slight wind that was there. It was an effortless 6 km descent towards Kilcummin. The beauty of cycling such a road is that I could pull in at any point to admire or photograph a scene. Cars can only pull in at designated spots. Ballybunnion was busy and the beach crow...

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5. FRIDAY - CYCLING IRELAND'S COAST

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BLOG: STAGE 3 : CORK TO GALWAY 2012. BLOG: STAGE 2 BELFAST TO CORK. Day 5 Friday July 20. 2012. Av Speed: 19 km/hr. Time: 5 hr 50 min. Very sunny this morning when I arose. As I left it became a little duller, but better than previous days and just a little wind. It remained bright and pleasant all day and a joy to cycle. At Ventry beach and pier there was a good holiday crowd. At this point (almost 3 pm) I was meeting ther tourist buses on their way back from the Slea Head / Blasket Islands tour. The ci...

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1. MONDAY. - CYCLING IRELAND'S COAST

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BLOG: STAGE 3 : CORK TO GALWAY 2012. BLOG: STAGE 2 BELFAST TO CORK. Day 1 Monday July 16. 2012. Cork to Clonakilty ( 1 to 26). Av Speed: 16.2 km/hr. Time: 8 hr 09 min. Cork city (1) to Clonakilty (26). Took the 08.47 train from Limerick Junction and arrived in Cork just about an hour later. The day lived up to the weather. Passed close by Garrettstown Beach further on the way and the kite-surfers were speeding in all directions with the power of this wind. A cavalcade of blaring horns preceeded by a Gard...

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STAGE 3.........2012. - CYCLING IRELAND'S COAST

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BLOG: STAGE 3 : CORK TO GALWAY 2012. BLOG: STAGE 2 BELFAST TO CORK. For 2012 my plan is to cycle the coast from Cork to Galway (approx 1000 km) and to camp out if a calm pleasant evening comes my way. For this stage (Cork to Galway) I had 24 lbs in the rear panniers (which included camping gear) of the bike – I used the Giant Hybrid for this stage rather than the Specialized Tricross. It is a heavier machine so I expected speeds to be down. My steed for this stage. The Cyclist: Dick Walsh.

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7. SUNDAY - CYCLING IRELAND'S COAST

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BLOG: STAGE 3 : CORK TO GALWAY 2012. BLOG: STAGE 2 BELFAST TO CORK. Day 7: Sunday July 22. 2012. Doonaha, Kilrush to Ballyvaughan. (24 to 46). Av Speed: 17.6 km/hr. Time: 8 hr 09 min. All ready to move again but now I had the benefit of a significant wind in my back. I kept to the voast road passing by the Bridges of Ross, through the village of Cross and on towards Kilkee. After passing Lahinch Golf Club – rather quiet, but possibly they were watching the final round of the Open – the road s...I turned ...

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8. MONDAY - CYCLING IRELAND'S COAST

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BLOG: STAGE 3 : CORK TO GALWAY 2012. BLOG: STAGE 2 BELFAST TO CORK. Day 8: Monday July 23. 2012. Av Speed: 18.4 km/hr. Time: 2 hr 40 min. From 45 to 51. Rain and wind outside as I came down for breakfast. It would be a day for the cape from the outset. No great visibility and not a day to take out the camera. Boy, was I glad that I had decided to cycle on to Ballyvaughan yesterday. A change into dry gear and then tickets and a hot coffee. Left on the train at 2.30 and through Athenry and Limerick...I hav...

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Blog Archives - CYCLING IRELAND'S COAST

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BLOG: STAGE 3 : CORK TO GALWAY 2012. BLOG: STAGE 2 BELFAST TO CORK. For 2012 my plan is to cycle the coast from Cork to Galway (approx 1000 km) and to camp out if a calm pleasant evening comes my way. For this stage (Cork to Galway) I had 24 lbs in the rear panniers (which included camping gear) of the bike – I used the Giant Hybrid for this stage rather than the Specialized Tricross. It is a heavier machine so I expected speeds to be down. My steed for this stage. Day 1 Monday July 16. 2012. I checked i...

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2. TUESDAY - CYCLING IRELAND'S COAST

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BLOG: STAGE 3 : CORK TO GALWAY 2012. BLOG: STAGE 2 BELFAST TO CORK. Day 2 Tuesday July 17, 2012. Av Speed: 16.1 km/hr. Time: 8 hr 17 min. Clonakilty (26) to Bantry (60). All ready to leave Clonakilty at 9.00 am today. Then a nice spin along by Castlefreake Warren (Rathbarry). I couldn’t see the sea with the haze and the high sand dunes but there was a great roar from the crashing waves. Soon I was on the main road into Roscarberry and crossed the shrouded causeway by the Celtic Ross Hotel. But at lea...