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September 2014, and I was on the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin with 11 days ahead of me. Ireland stretched out waiting — Cork, Kerry, Galway, Belfast — a loop that would eventually bring me back to where I started.
Roughly 2,000 km of Irish roads in total. Not a huge distance, but Ireland has a way of making every kilometre count.
The trip didn't end at the ferry dock. On the way home through North Wales I stopped at Zip World in Bethesda for the velocity zipwire — one of Europe's fastest, blasting down the old Penrhyn slate quarry. The following day, from Dolgellau, I rode the mountain roads down to Machynlleth and spent a couple of hours watching fast jets thread through the valleys at the Mach Loop.
Places Visited
- Clonmel, County Tipperary — 2 nights
- Killarney, County Kerry — 1 night
- Dingle, County Kerry — 1 night
- Galway — 2 nights
- Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin — 1 night
- Bethesda, North Wales — Zip World velocity zipwire
- Dolgellau, Wales — overnight stop
- Machynlleth, Wales — Mach Loop, watching fast jets
Stats
| Dates | Wednesday 17 – Saturday 27 September 2014 |
|---|---|
| Countries | UK, Ireland |
| Duration | 11 days |
| With | Solo |
| Distance | ~2,000 km |
| Route | Holyhead → Dublin ferry → Clonmel → Killarney → Dingle → Galway → Dún Laoghaire → Holyhead ferry → Bethesda (Zip World) → Dolgellau → Machynlleth (Mach Loop) → home |
| Transport | KTM 1190 Adventure (2014) |
| Temperature | 13–18°C |
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