Month: January 2011

by Fred Schlomka – Day 62, 63, 64 & 65 – Scotland2nd – 5th July – Arran – Ardrossan – Barnbrock Farm campsite, near Bridge of Weir – Gartocharn, Loch LomondTotal biked – 1,685 kilometres ( 1,053 miles) It was so nice of Heather to drive us in the van to the port with the […]

Day 59, 60 & 61- Ireland – Scotland29th & 30th June, 1st July – Larne – Troon – Ardrossan – ArranTotal biked – 1,592 kilometres ( 995 miles) Getting to the ferry was a breeze – basically rolling out of the tent and biking for five minutes. The 2-hour crossing was smooth despite tales of […]

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 56, 57, & 5826th, 27th & 28th June – Galway – Belfast – LarneTotal biked – 1,548 kilometres ( 967 miles) Our morning in Galway was spent exploring on foot and Sunita did a bit of busking on the main walking street. Not much luck and we ended up giving […]

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 54 & 55 – Ireland24th & 25th June – Doolin – Kinvarra – GalwayTotal biked – 1,474 kilometres ( 921 miles) Biking north along the coast we passed through ‘The Burren”, an area of rolling hills noted for their unique exposed limestone. We marvel at their stark beauty while negotiating […]

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 51, 52 & 53 – Ireland21st, 22nd, & 23rd June – Miltown Malbay – DoolinTotal biked – 1,380 kilometres ( 863 miles) The Cliffs of Moher became the highlight of the day. I almost wrote high point, but the 20 tour buses and hoards of car-touring visitors detracted from the […]

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 48 & 49 & 50 – Ireland18th, 19th, 20th June – Limerick – Querrin – Miltown MalbayTotal biked – 1,345 kilometres ( 840 miles) Our departure from Limerick was easy, and there were no problems getting on the train to Ennis. We were able to keep the bike in the […]

by Fred Schlomka –  Day 46 & 47 – IRELAND16th June – 17th June – Fethard – Waterford – LimerickTotal biked – 1,207 kilometres ( 755 miles) We are up and out early in order to catch the train from Waterford to Limerick. It’s an easy ride for a few hours on mostly flat terrain. […]