Showing posts with label Dublin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dublin. Show all posts

20 August 2019

UK/Éire Trip Day 46 - Dublin

km ridden today: 0
km ridden total: 7340
Photos today: 15
Photos total: 10,532
Castles/Palaces total: 5
Pubs visited total: 18 
Churches/Cathedrals total: 15
Distilleries total: 3
Ferries total: 7

Rainy days total: 15


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Lazy rest day today. I have done some blog updates.

There was blue sky this morning. I can't prove it as I didn't take a picture. I was just about to go out and do a check over Gráinne
 but now it's raining, oh well I'll have another coffee and do another blog post.

It will probably be fine again in a few minutes.

Holy bejezzz an hour later & it's still raining and now a bit heavier. I should have done Gráinne this morning.

So my relaxing day turned into a frantic afternoon.

It didn't look like it was going to stop raining but it was only light so I went out to check Grania.


Saw a Peacock. Decided to start to wear in my new boots.


First reconnected the tyre pressure monitors to my GPS as they weren't connecting.
Then did a general check around, checked clutch & brake reservoirs, all good. Checked engine oil, oh 💩 can't even see any, damn, damn, damn why didn't I check it on day 1.
Got a cab to take me to the bike shop, awesome in peak hour, grabbed oil, bought 2 litres, just in case, back to the hotel, it's raining even harder now (there's Murphy 😁).
She took about 300ml, over bought on the oil (better to be safe than sorry).
I have never had to top up oil before, but then again I suppose I have done roughly double my yearly kms since being over here.

19 August 2019

UK/Éire Trip Day 45 - Dublin

km ridden today: 0
km ridden total: 7340
Photos today: 96
Photos total: 10,517
Castles/Palaces total: 5
Pubs visited total: 18 
Churches/Cathedrals total: 15
Distilleries total: 3
Ferries total: 7

Rainy days total: 14


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Mostly blue skies but a really cold wind.

Lucky I had Rattie with me to keep my head warm. A bloke on the bus told me he liked my hat.

This morning was just a lap around Dublin on the bus.




















The house of Arthur Guinness, he had 21 children, which meant his wife was pregnant for nearly 16 years. 😲















After getting something to eat and a coffee I just wandered around the city, clocking up 12km as I went.

Then I did a bit of grocery shopping. I wish hotels over here had fridges in the rooms. Tomorrow is going to be a rest day where I won't leave the hotel. I will do some blog updates, check over Grania and just relax, so I got some food to keep me going. I purchased a cooler bag and some ice to keep things cold.










Click the target for today's photos🎯