Ireland 5/17/2013

The guide on yesterday’s historical tour of Waterford had a great sense of humor, particularly when it came to politicians: “Do you know where ‘politicians’ is in the dictionary?   -- Between ‘perverts’ and ‘prostitutes’.”

Today we’re riding from Waterford to Wexford, once again on back roads.  Ireland has four levels of roads: M or motorways, N for national roads, R for regional and L for local.  How come other countries don’t have such a straight forward system?  So we ride mostly on R and L roads.  We took a shortcut after lunch, riding directly to Wexford on R733.  It was pretty busy for an R road and it had no shoulder but the passing cars gave us wide berth

 

 

 

 

The main point of interest today was Hook Head Lighthouse on Hook Peninsula.  It has serves sailors and shipping for  800 years, apart from a short closure during the 17th century. It is thought to be one of the oldest operational lighthouses in the world.

Here is today's route.  We had pretty good weather, sun early and late.  It was cloudy the rest of the day but the only shower was when we were in a pub eating lunch. Great planning, eh?

WHO’s RIDING? Chuck and Kris Carlson are chair (e.g. president) of Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts (DATES).  Recent retirees, Kris retired as Vice-President and Director of Support Services for J.C. Penny and Chuck was a Freelance Copywriter. In less than a week after the Ireland Tour, they’re riding with tandem friends from Houston and Dallas in the Black Hills of South Dakota.