Top 'o the brow

Yesterday during our pootling round we did about 15km, with a few hills thrown in. Today we cycled Civerskiveem to Caherdaniel, which was about 26km. Not too shabby and one enormous climb with a beautiful descent afterwards. I write in kilometres because that's how it's measured here in sunny Ireland. 

Started with the breakfast of kings: local smoked salmon, hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise and brown rice. Midday was the lunch of queens. As above but with carrots instead of rice - well, we have to use everything up.

Oh with flapjack and green tea to finish. 

It was just a beautiful day. Demps took his usual precautions against the sun...

As I said, a short cycle but with a long, steady climb of a couple of miles.

Glad to reach the top. 

Then we free wheeled down and found another brilliant campsite.

Cyclists sleep here.

Demps was a bit under the weather (man flu), so I left him to sleep it off whilst I went to the beach.

THIS IS IRELAND!!!

A selfie of sorts. 

Then we had a BBQ and went to tent.

Barbie spot.

I've been excited about the Barbie since we started. I had this idea about a fire on the beach and cooking over it. When we arrived in Dublin we (I) bought a fire log which we (Demps) have been cycling with. I should probably admit to some pyromaniac tendencies...as Demps put it 'if only Guy Fawkes had had you on his side, he'd have had no problem.'

To express this concept visually, I offer the following..

This: 

Plus this:

Equals this:

It got slightly out of hand and somebody (not me) had to go and refil the water bottle to douse the flame.

It's been a good day. 

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I'm aware that I'm not blogging as expressively or as copiously as usual. It's a bit more hard work cycling and camping. Plus with someone else you talk more and think less (I need to think to blog). It's nicer having a cycling buddy, I travel farther, I am more ambitious and I try harder, you get to share your hill triumphs and talk about what's for lunch. With a buddy you can tackle important life questions, such as: 'Where did you put the toothpaste?' You can laugh at each other. Lots. So yeah, this trip has less blogging time/feedback but more chat. 

:)

And finally, a photo for M. Lamy:

As we suspected...the story about the Columbian drugs cartel totally halting the export of Corona was not true at all ;)