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Northern Ireland2

July 2nd, 2000 · Comments Off on Northern Ireland2

We rode from the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland without even noticing the distinction. The sameness was further vocalized when one of the riders asked in a local shop for a pin of Northern Ireland. The shopkeeper tartly responded, “there’s only one Ireland lady, and you are standing in it!” Oops! The money is […]

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Tags: British Isles · Ireland

Ireland 2

June 27th, 2000 · Comments Off on Ireland 2

Day 179 We departed the ferry onto Irish soil, just south of Dublin and headed for the dorms at University College Dublin (UCD). It was after 8 p.m. and we still had not had dinner! The drive to UCD didn’t take very long. The sag vehicle ended up following the bikes through the city. The […]

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Tags: British Isles · Ireland

Barmouth, Wales to Dublin, Ireland

June 27th, 2000 · Comments Off on Barmouth, Wales to Dublin, Ireland

Day 179 Last night was awful. I didn’t sleep, I couldn’t find my watch and when I got up it was 4:45 a.m! To make matter worse I had an ear ache, it was throbbing. I sure as heck didn’t feel like riding 85 miles today to catch a ferry only to get in to […]

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Tags: British Isles · Ireland · world travel