Björn wrote:Would love to join the crowd this weekend; there is only one tiny problem preventing me (and the problem is titled Chief Inspector
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While you will be having a lovely steak up Nore Valley I'll probably be mocking drivers around the city
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Bjorn we were thinking of you a lot over the weekend. BBQ went on 3 times so lots of nice steaks. Reckon you must have been doing a lot of mocking!!
Looking forward to seeing you both on the Norn Iron weekend. Since Gerda is coming with you just do make sure she is warm behind you. Cork to Newry being motorway could lead to cold feet [not joking here] so good boots and thick socks are a must. If it works out we will have a bite to eat around 4pm at J14 Monastervin around 4 pm as that works nicely for a meet up at the M1 toll.
Going on last year.....just a thought for making travel plans. Ride time in total without stops is showing up as approx 400km and 4 hours 24 minutes. That's about 4 hours on a K but since its Friday evening a little extra time needed for M50 rush hour. Cork to Newry is 360km and all motorway M8 M7 M50 M1. This can be done in 3 hours and a little with one quick fuel stop at Monasterevin so it is possible to do it straight from Cork leaving at 4-4.15pm.
1:30-1:45pm: Leave Cork on M8: Corkboy, Bjorn, Pat O'D, Sagi [?] and 92KK. Start at Cork with full tank will make the fuel stop at Monasterevin.
M8 1 hour approx.
Cashel meet Cluain Si and Tom. Coffee?....
3pm: leave, M8/M7 100km/1 hour approx
M7 J14 Monasterevin Mayfield services
Petrol/Lunch.
5pm: leave, travel M7/M50/M1 approx 1 hour.
6pm [will keep eye on ferry arrival time once booked]: M1 toll [?] meet Paul Lipscomb.....Becky......Blue Eyes? Ringfad? 88KE?
M1 to Newry approx 1 hour. Stop en route at Castlebellingham Services
petrol/coffee etc...
Newry to Kilkeel approx 30km/30 minutes. Scenic coastal route on A2.
7.30-8pm? Kilmorey Hotel.
For Becky and Paul Lipscomb the tunnel toll is €10 on Friday but its worth it as it cuts through all traffic and takes you from the port right on to the M1. Its shorter and avoids trying to find your way in Friday rush hour. For the return its only €3. They take credit cards. The M1 toll is €1 each way and if we meet up just before M1 toll then we can sort you with coins but they do take cards as well. You shouldn't need to get €. Petrol here is about €1.55 or about £1.20 so it may be worth filling at the Castlebellingham services.
Saturday morning at Café Deelite at Hillsborough?? From Kilmorey leave about 8.15, takes us past Comberjohn's house. There is a petrol station nearby for petrol, good place to fill up. We can meet Comberjohn there to leave 9am, about 30 mins from there to Hillsborough.
Its an easy run up from Dublin on Saturday morning so hope we see Trapper and Stephen [Sgmayhew] as well.
I hope all is well with Comberjohn, not seen him for a while and looking forward to catching up again.