Glad things seem to be working out for you Perry, just checked out the SWI500 site that Paul posted and it looks ace - I'll be putting that on my list of trips to do when we are allowed to tour again.
By road 40 mins, I'm in Schull. https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/b-b-on-the-wild-atlantic-way.70855/
Just give me a shout, whenever, I know the area well so can provide suggestions and/or guidance on pretty much everything.
Unless I have a miracle recovery, it will not be until Summer/Autumn 2021 at the very earliest. Schull sounds familiar. I've visited SW Eire at least twice and may of visited there. I'll always remember staying at some house we rented. I take the dog for a walk in the normal, misty rain. "Ah, a beautiful morning!", is the greeting from any local, that I pass. I suppose that because it's only drizzling and not pouring, that counts as a "beautiful day" in that part of the World!
I doubt there will be much happening ins summer/autumn 2020 anyway, I had to cancel my swi500 tour this year . FYI the best time to visit this corner of Ireland is late April to September with May & June being the best months, as an example it's been dry and sunny now (bar a couple of days of rain) for 12 weeks, to the degree we are now going to have a hosepipe ban implemented. In the 10 or so years I've been living here, it's noticeable we now have a dry season and a wet season. Oh, and everyone says good morning and acknowledges everyone else
Happened last year too and the year before. Fortunately it doesn't affect us as we have our own water supply but does make you think "what if that runs dry?" - never has though
I guess that building reservoirs was never a big priority. With rain almost every day - even in Summer - there would be something else more pressing, always!
AND if it doesn't rain when I visit (I'm planning to do the whole island, North to South) I will be very p1ssed off! That's why you go to Ireland!
This is a (very) tentative route (doing Ireland clockwise). I am considering going back via the IOM from Dublin, possibly. But that might complicate my life a bit - might just do the IOM separately although I might not - as the IOM is cool when there is no racing on and I could do the Manx, as well. I want to do Ireland from southernmost tip to northernmost.
There are fab roads going across the hills in Donegal Co Wicklow Mountains of Mourne etc. Often very little traffic but the mobile signal is always good!!
Oh come on you mean 1 dry day per annum and rain all the other days, you work for Irelands tourist board don't you?
