Delayed post due to no internet. Started with flight from Newquay to Dublin airport. Unfortunately there was a delay in the flight and arrived in Dublin over an hour late. picked up a hire car and made our way to the Rusty Mackerel in Carrick to meet Jacquelineās cousinās unfortunately we missed the dinner and ended up having a few Guinnessās and crisps.
Amazing photographs on the top of Guinnessās from the phone including one of Fudgey Boy
The Rusty Mackerel is a lovely Irish traditional pub in Donegal
After breakfast a little visit around this lovely pub in Donegal such as Slieve League, Killbegs and Donegal.
The first on the list is a little bus journal up to the bottom of Sliabh a Liag a height of 595m. As we did not have the kit and the weather was not great we just had a little walk.
Went onto visit the beautiful fishing village for a coffee and walk around. Pretty little village. Like the old sea dog seal
Sent onto to the Town of Donegal and booked into Abbey Hotel and after a walk around the town had a fish dish meal at Harbour restaurant and then onto McCaffertyās pub for a good craic with Margaret and Emmett
After breakfast in the blueberry restaurant and a walk around the town made our way back to Milford rest of the trip.
Had a few days rest before having a lovely walk on ballymastoker beach as follows
Beautiful view
After a few more days working on the house and visiting Jacquelineās family relations went on a long walk along the Colmcille Trail in Milford.
Few more days doing a number of things around the house and did another walk around the columcille trail with Jacs.
Next day went to Fudgey boyās favourite beach – Rathmullan beach. Had fchips after and took some home to add to our chilli beef dinner.
On 15th September drove back to Dublin and dropped off the car and checked into the Clayton Hotel and had an evening meal in the Italian restaurant. In the morning had breakfast and caught the Ryanair flight back to Newquay airport to pick the car up and drove home to Gulval ending the trip.
WattBike endurance ride as warm up before the strength session as follows:
Hard row in choppy waters with 24 mph windy gusts from Penzance Harbour to Newlyn Harbour. More Choppy than yesterday and cloudy with a few showers. Cox: Wendy, 6:Trev,5: Tina, 4: Steve, 3: Tom, 2: Me, 1: James.
Hard Row from PZ Harbour to Newlyn Harbour. Choppy seas in places but sunny āļø. Nice weather for a row. Cox: James, 6: Trevor, 5: Jem, 4: Jayne, 3, Sally, 2: Wendy 1: Me.
Warm up ride on WattBike following the San Francisco Harbour which reminded me when I was there several years back on a conference. Followed this with a strength session as shown below:
Mixed Men’s row in choppy seas but sunny āļø weather. Cox: Wendy, 6: Tina, 5: Trev, 4: Steve, 3: James, 2: Me, 1: Sally. Followed by a few š» in Longboat. Very busy in Penzance Harbour.
4km walk to Jubilee pool for a continuous 1km swim with a few drills included to improve technique but need to enhance these over the coming weeks.
walked 4.5km to Jubilee pool and back. At the pool did just over 1km swim including some drills to improve technique and speed. Cloudy āļø and warmish.
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