So today was tough. After fixing the heated gloves, and they are oh so nice, I was back in the monsoon rain and gale force winds being blown left-right t and centre. The idea of 3 hours of this and then having this solid for the next few days was making me doubt continuing. I started thinking about the time to Dublin and the ferry, then the bad weather across Wales. Will it get better, will it actually get worse? well I am here and there is a plan. So I pressed on. After 2 hours the rain stopped and the wind eased off. Rounding a bend on a high up road I could see splatters of sun and the hills on the edge of the Dingle peninsular, they were cloud covered, but the clouds were breaking up and it spurred me on.
Soon I was in Tralee and riding past the windmill, it was a welcome familiar sight as I had ridden in this area before. I had been working out where to stay along the route, but now Dingle was in reach I thought it would be nice to stay there as I had never stayed there before. I avoided the main road to Dingle and headed for the Conner Pass that rises through the hills. On reaching it I realised I had been here before and on a motorbike. A stunning single track road that winds its way up the hills with rocky overhangs. I have to go this way back tomorrow so I am going to set up the GoPro and record it.
It was a really good ride once I got past Tralee. Great motorbiking roads. So Happy I did not give up and turn around.
On the way up the Conner Pass. Now how many roads have a Turn Back Now sign.
At the top of the Conner pass, dingle in the distance
Staying at a nice harbor front hotel.
And my reward for today, a big T-Bone steak at Danno’s, a restaurant a few doors down.
Soon I was in Tralee and riding past the windmill, it was a welcome familiar sight as I had ridden in this area before. I had been working out where to stay along the route, but now Dingle was in reach I thought it would be nice to stay there as I had never stayed there before. I avoided the main road to Dingle and headed for the Conner Pass that rises through the hills. On reaching it I realised I had been here before and on a motorbike. A stunning single track road that winds its way up the hills with rocky overhangs. I have to go this way back tomorrow so I am going to set up the GoPro and record it.
It was a really good ride once I got past Tralee. Great motorbiking roads. So Happy I did not give up and turn around.
On the way up the Conner Pass. Now how many roads have a Turn Back Now sign.
At the top of the Conner pass, dingle in the distance
Staying at a nice harbor front hotel.
And my reward for today, a big T-Bone steak at Danno’s, a restaurant a few doors down.
I think your formatting got a bit blurry there but the steak looks great.
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