Day 3
Monday, August 7th
Carlingford to Malahide
127km
Much nicer weather today. No rain. Long stretches of blue sky and warm sun.
We left the B&B at about 10:15am this morning. Big improvement over yesterday, but we still didn't arrive until 6:15pm. Need to get up a bit earlier tomorrow am.
For most of the day we rode along the coast, in sight of water. This was generally flat, although we had a lot of undulation whenever we strayed briefly from the shore. So far we've all managed well. Ryan is icing his sore achillies every night and taking Motrin and Celebrex to manage the soreness and inflamation. The leg hasn't slowed him down yet.
Some of today's roads were a bit busy for my taste. Perhaps I am spoiled by Kevin's excellent route planning on the Bike Adventures trips. We have stuck to R roads and the occasional A and N road. Most have large paved shoulders, but they are still not as relaxed as the little unnamed lanes that Kevin likes to take. However, there were several lovely vistas looking back across Dundalk Bay at Carlingford Mountain.
The B&B put on another big greasy Irish breakfast. Lunch was a great hot chicken sandwich from a small town general store and dinner was fish, chips and a cheese plate from a local pub. They had really good live music and lots of sheerful patrons. Ryan and I enjoyed pints of Guinness.
So far I've been surprised by how little I've noticed the extra weight that I'm carrying in my bike panniers. Perhaps they will become more of a problem when we start climbing more. However, for now I barely seem to notice them.
posted by Daniel Longo @ 4:32 PM
3 comments
3 Comments:
Glad to hear that things are going well so far. I was wondering how you would find the extra weight. Looking forward to hearing how today went.
Rosalyn
Say hi to Ryan and Jen for me.
Too much beer will add weight! Dad
"Chronic use of CELEBREX may cause an increased risk of serious adverse cardiovascular thrombotic events, myocardial infarction, and stroke, which can be fatal. In the APC trial, the relative risk for the composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, MI, or stroke was 3.4 (95% CI 1.4 – 8.5) for CELEBREX 400 mg twice daily and 2.5 (95% CI 1.0 – 6.4) for the CELEBREX 200 mg twice daily compared to placebo"
Let's see: Ryan's complete lack of training + self-medication of Celebrex + round-Ireland trip on a bike. Add to that Ryan's sheer willpower at not getting left behind, and the greasy Irish breakfasts. Nope, no problems that I can see.
On the plus side, Guinness is supposed to be good for your heart. Don't think of it as drunkeness, think of it as being heart smart.
Enjoy the trip!
Andrew
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