The problem with rallying in Ireland ...

[NickMorgan]

... is that there are quite a number of obstructions;

... the roads can be small and bumpy;

... but it is all worth it for the views.

:laugh:

 

[martx-5]

In other words, you had a great time!

Beautiful countryside Nick. Thanks for the pics.

 

[tdskip]

Wow!

 

[angelfj1]

Oh but the milk and cheese (Irish Cashel) are magic!

Nick: how much muck did you need to clean out of your inner wings?

 

[John_Mc]

Great pics! Beautiful sights! Thanks Nick!

 

[mrv8q]

Beautiful, Nick! What county are your pix from?

 

[AltaKnight]

Nick, in the 2nd photo, I think I recognize the road.
Isn't that the M6 just South of Birmingham a little ways

I just got back to Canada after a few weeks in the UK; I couldn't believe the traffic density particularly on the Motorways where you sometimes have to come to a complete stop from 80 mph because of vehicles entering from an on ramp; now that will get you looking nervously in the rear view mirror at the Mercedes truck barreling up behind you!

But I've got to say the drivers over there certainly are a lot better than in Edmonton Canada where I live now; but then they have to be to survive the traffic!

 

[RonMacPherson]

Those roads are a little wider, and the grass is a little browner than some of those going over the Grampians(on the way from Aberdeen to Inverness) And I don't see any long hair over the cattle. In Scotland plenty of that....

 

[JamesWilson]

... is that there are quite a number of obstructions;

Those @~* %$£ :hammer~!!!! Cyclists get everywhere....

 

[NickMorgan]

The rally was held in County Cork right down in the south west.
The first picture was taken about a mile into a regularity section where we had to maintain exactly 22 mph. That doesn't sound fast, but after the cows we turned off onto a really small road with blind hairpin corners. It was interesting making up the six minutes that we lost waiting for the cows!
The old man on the bike was really pleased to be able to have a chat with us while we waited!
The roads in Ireland are so much quieter than in the UK. We cruised at 80 on the motorways over there without having to slow at all. Still it was a 14 hour journey home, but that included two and a half hours on the ferry and a two hour wait for the ferry.
There were a lot more dramatic roads, but I didn't have a chance to take my hands off the wheel to take a picture.
Plenty of muck under the wings and quite a number of stone chips to repair now!
It was all fantastic fun. The Irish are just so friendly and enthusiastic. Just about every second car we passed, even on the motorway, tooted and waved.

 

[TR4]

County Cork is where my grandparents William and Maude Wilson were from. My mother was even born there but came to the US when she was 6. Very nice photos. I need to visit the relatives still over there or better yet, take the TR4 with me.

 

[gsalt57tr3]

... is that there are quite a number of obstructions;

Those @~* %$£ :hammer~!!!! Cyclists get everywhere....

Yes, we do...