Ireland by Bike – the indispensable stats
Most beautiful cycling: R574 (Healy Pass), R335 (Killary Fjord), Sky Road Loop (Connemara), R115 (Wicklow Mountains). Longest distance without shower: 520 km (from Galway -> Belfast). Stinky boy, yes, indeed! Total distance cycled: 1.402 km Avg. distance pr. day: 117 km Air ticket Copenhagen-Dublin – two-way with Norwegian (+bike): 120 EUR (80 EUR) Money spent on food/drinks/accommodation: 427 EUR (28.50 EUR/day) Favourite camp food: Batchelor’s Chili Beans (canned) Worst food served: 3.00 £ egg burger, Edfield Take-away (should be: Stay-away), Fivemiletown, N. Ireland. Best food served: Thai Garden Restaurant, Galway Total distance bike touring the world: 83.300 Number of countries visited by bike: 64 (6 continents) Number of countries visited: 92 Advice most often told by locals: “If you don’t like the Irish weather, wait for 10/20/30 minutes” Weight, Koga Signature bike: 17 kg Weight, luggage: 25 kg Lowest temp.: -3.4 degrees C (near Curry, Co. Sligo) Highest temp.: 20.5 degrees C (Kinsale, Co. Cork) Nights in tent: 9 Nights in hotel/hostels: 1/5 Longest cycling day: 179 km (from Moylough, Irl. -> Dungannon, N. Irl) Best wild camping spot: Tip of Sky Road Loop, Connemara. E of Bunmahon, Co. Waterford. Vertical meters climbed: 12.161 m Flat tyres: Zero (thanks again, Schwalbe!) Mechanical break-downs: Zero Age of my beloved tent (Exped I Extrem): 9 years Sunshine days: 11 out of 14 (Bravo, Éire!) Cycling days: 12 Non-cycling days: 1 (day 9, Galway) Photos taken: 1.285 Camera used: iPhone 6 Biggest concern: Running out of battery on iPhone. Highest pass: Healy’s Pass, 320 m.a.s. Ireland as a cycling destination, overall rating: 9 (of 10) (There you go. That’s it)
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