Jolanda

Jolanda

Day 19, Brandon hill – Leinster hill

Weather: ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️Picnic: none, 2nd breakfast + lunch in towns along the way!)Track: ☘️☘️☘️☘️(4 out of 5, diverse tracks and roads. The part along the river with de locks was especially nice!)Campsite: ⛺⛺ (2 out of 5 sort of flat and…

Day 18, Lukewell – Brandon hill

Weather: 🌤️🌧️🌤️🌧️🌤️🌧️Picnic: 🌯🌯 (2 out of 5, ok and dry, until the hail started falling..)2nd lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 4 out of 5 sandwiches; good bacon and brie toasti at Woodstock arms bar, in InistiogeTrack: ☘️☘️☘️(3 out of 5, nice trails, a…

Day 17, Carrick-on-suir – Lukewell

Weather: ☁️☁️🌧️☁️🌧️🌬️☁️Picnic: none, unexpected indoor lunch in Mullinavat while waiting for the rain to stop)Track: ☘️☘️(2 out of 5, 30 km all tarmac roads. Not that interesting)Campsite 1st attempt:⛺🌬️ (none out of 5, bumpy, too small and almost got blown…

Day 16, Clonmel – Carrick-on-Suir

Weather: ☁️☁️🌤️🌤️🌤️Picnic: 🌯🌯🌯🛋️🥤, (4 out of 5 wraps, with a good bench, riverviews and a drink from the shop nearby!)Track: ☘️☘️☘️(3 out of 5, nice walk along the river)Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺🏰 (3 out of 5, flat, dry and overlooking a castle!…

Zeroday 3, Clonmel

So we slept in today! And had a no-oats breakfast! Although I’m now getting tired of the noodles more than of the oats this time… We went for a resupply at the big Tesco’s outside of the city, where they…

Day 15, Knockperry – Clonmel

Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: none, but good lunch at the bike cafe in Clonmel! Track: ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️(5 out of 5, beautiful and diverse scenery, good roads and tracks through the countryside and forest!) Hotel: 🏨🛌🛌🛌🛌 (4 out of 5, good beds great…

Day 14, Knocknalougha mountain – Knockperry

Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🌯🌯🌯🏛️ (3 out of 5, in the sunshine, sitting at the Liam Lynch memorial) Track: ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️(5 out of 5, beautiful and diverse scenery, good track and trail, lovely grassy lanes through the countryside!) Fun fact: were in…

Day 13, Skeheen mountain – Knocknalougha mountain

Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🌯🌯🌯🧱😴 (3 out of 5, in the sunshine, sitting on a brick wall and even time for a nap!) Track: ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️(5 out of 5, beautiful and diverse scenery, lovely waterfall trail, great countryside and tough but rewarding…

Day 12, Fermoy – Skeheen mountain

Weather: ☁️🌤️☁️🌤️🌤️Picnic: none, but great lunch at Hanna’s cafe in Fermoy (2 out of 5, nothing special but on a bench!)Track: 👟👟👟🌳🌲🌳 (hikable on the road and then lovely forest tracks!Happy moment of the day: Mark has new shoes!Sad moment…