Our final day came around quicker than we thought and we set off from Rostrenen at approx 8.45am. We had 106kms ahead of us, but ended up...

Well, almost, we have our final league tomorrow (106km) after 96kms today....We got of Brittany Ferries at 8.30am and arrived at our digs...

...when you see the village spires

A short skip from Little Island this morning via the small ferry at Monkstown. A sandwich and a quick pint at the port, then we legged it...

I know Fuerteventura means strong wind, well we had strong winds all the way from Newry and today was the worst!! BUT, we've made Cork...

We had 2 punctures yesterday (second tube exploded!) and 1 x ruptures tyre. We had to backtrack with our trusty support car to Abbeyleix...

Puncture x 2!! when it rains it pours! - Just outside Abbeyleix - goes with the territory🤷

Up at 7am.....nerves kicked in, beautiful day, here we go!

Lovely quiet tidy town Kilmeague

Shorter day, but legs held up - had to take refuge from thunderstorm 20km from Portlaoise - soaked a bit, but goes with territory !

Sheltering just before Monsterevin

And we're off, rain jackets on, Thunderstorms ahead ⛈️ 🌩 ⚡️

Beautiful quiet roads and scenery in the midst of beautiful nature - Day one was great but tiring

Headwind made it very tough on the hills to Collon and Slane, but we made it for lunch under a tree in St Patrick's Church yard in the...

And we're off from the Bernish (Daddy's walking ground for many years) - Great send of by family and friends ❤️

We are at the final week of training for our 600km+ cycle and all our t-shirts have arrived

Daddy's anniversary Mass tomorrow Saturday, so just a quick one, but was still tough with those hills.....Crohill Road is a tough one !!