Out of the US …
There’s something to be said for a good dream to make you feel great. And a good rest. I was still floating with this comfort after taking one day off from bike riding. I was on my way to Inishbofin. An island lying about 5 miles off the coast of Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It […]
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So, on my bike trip to Ireland, Inishbofin was one of my spots to go. You take a boat out of this tiny dock. I spent my time here hiking out to the fort, instead of the popular bike trail all the other ferriers were doing. The fort cuts off from the mainland at certain […]
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The Most famous prehistoric fort of the Aran islands is situated in Árainn at the edge of a cliff approximately a hundred meters high and dominates at the other side the area of Cill Mhuirbhigh. It’s surely the most spectacular place of the island and the best moments to visit it is very early in […]
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I’m sitting here watching Yo Gabba Gabba with my granddaughter Serenity. She loves this show. I have to admit, it kinds of creeps me out, but I did actually crack up at the one that Jack Black showed up in. Anyway, this lady is singing a song to all these little munchkins about GOING SLOW, […]
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I was probably day 5 into this trip when the muscle soreness I was experiencing was becoming pretty disabling. This is when I really wished I trained like Claudia suggested. I needed to do something quickly. I found the local pharmacy, bought some BioFreeze, hot/cold ointment and found my way into this old cemetery […]
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I rode over on a blue and white boat named “The Happy Hooker” to the largest island, Inishmore in the trio of the Aran Islands… the farthest from the mainland. There are several Iron Age forts on Inishmore, all of which I was feeling honored to be able to bike out and see. I made […]
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On one early evening, on the island Inishmore, I went searching for an old castle. It was uphill the entire time on the main road. I had to get off my bike and walk it at one point, and I was probably in first gear most of this ride. The island was quite sloped, and […]
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About 6 months before planning this trip, I got a puppy. She was fat & the only girl of the litter, and was sound asleep at the bottom of all the male puppies gnawing on each other on top of her. I picked her. She came home & was afraid to stand up. She laid […]
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When I turned 40, I decided to take off to Ireland, with a bicycle. An untrained cylist, a new bike, tons of gear, a few outfits, not too much cash, a few phone cards, a map, no reservations & my questionable intuition. No reservations, EXCEPT for the one I made at the Ballynahinch Castle in […]
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