Riding Stats (Link to Tom’s Strava)
Accommodations (daily mileage, elevation, etc.)
Route Tracker (track our northbound ride on a Google Map)
Today we said goodbye to County Cork and hello to County Kerry, the second of eight counties we will cycle through.
As we’ve been spending time on our bikes we noticed big letters in car windows: letters L and N. Turns out letter L is for Learning Drivers who have not yet earned their driver’s license. N is for the Novice driver.
But I’m telling’ ya, good on these new drivers on some of these steep (but short) hills, especially if they’re using a stick. I looked down at my Garmin on one incline today and it was a 21 percenter. 😳
I wanted to share more about the pods we stayed in last night. Tom chooses most all of our overnight stays. He makes great choices, close to town (remember we didn’t bring a kitchen on this tour). He ensures the bikes have a secure place to be stored, and the lodging is a fair price.
These pods were brilliant, as the Irish might say. There were just two, and both located on a working farm. In fact two of the cows were expected to calf last night. Julie our hostess, also had two beautiful riding horses.
On our way into Kenmare, we made a quick stop at the Kenmare Stone Circle, a Bronze Age monument estimated to be more than 4,000 years old. The circle consisting of 15 stones is located near the middle of town making it an easy stop. Historians aren’t exactly sure of their purpose but we learned there are several of these stone circles in Ireland, especially in west Cork and south Kerry counties.
Tomorrow’s ride to Waterville will test our legs, lungs and heart as there are three gaps, or passes to go up and over.
The route today brought us to Kenmare though Ardgroom Village, Lauragh, and Tuosist. Just a shorty!
Click on the image below to view today’s vid:
Keep Calm and Pedal On 