Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
August 13 - Portadown to Dublin Another ripper ride today. More sunshine! Fabbo! More memorable meetings with people. More scenery and…we implemented Stage 1 of our cunning plan… We rode out of Portadown under clear skies and sunshine, but with a definite bite in the air. It was chilly and a breeze was blowing, but... Continue Reading →
August 12 - Belfast to Portadown What an absolutely magic day. It couldn’t get much better. An absolutely top ride, with great places to pedal and more people to put a smile on the dial. A ripper day! We set off reasonably early, hitting the pedals before 8:00am and we were straight away in the... Continue Reading →
August 11 - Belfast “I’m just going down here.” [2 minutes later]…”I’m just going down here.” That was me, leaving Steve behind as I continued ducking and diving down alleys and laneways, freestyling around the backstreets of Belfast. Our Sunday began with the practicalities…laundry and research. We spent time in the laundrette with the other... Continue Reading →
August 10 - Belfast We had a look around Belfast today. We looked in the city centre. We looked in the outskirts of the city. We searched for the best of Belfast. We struggled. We used a bus to get us started on our exploration of Belfast, so we could get the lay of the... Continue Reading →
August 8-9 Liverpool to Belfast Time to head over the water to Irish shores. We rode through Albert Dock to board the early ferry ‘cross the Mersey in order to catch the big ferry over the Irish Sea. The ferry came in and was chokka block with cyclists and commuters and I watched the man... Continue Reading →
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