Day 9 Westport to Sligo

September 16, 2024

yWe left about 9AM to set off for Sligo leaving County Clare behind. The route was undulating but not really hilly. We passed through farmland for sheep, cows and horses. The scenery was nice but not as spectacular as yesterday. It was the longest of our entire tour but despite that I still had 2 of 5 bars on my battery. It took 103km before I dropped to 2 bars. These bikes are perfect for cycle touring with good batteries, easy to handle and not too heavy. Once gain we had a soup and sandwich lunch and for the second time it was service by a small local community group in the middle of nowhere. It is nice to support these groups. I have realized that our soup options are like the Irish flag, orange for vegetable, green for leek and.potato and white for seafood chowder.

The route plan for today as briefed every morning

A hilan coo (highland cow) stuffy that I resisted because Murphy would just gut it anyway.

Some beautiful wool blankets, I was tempted.

A memorial to a local IRA fighter who was killed in the fight for independence in 1923.

Today's ride: 107 km (66 miles)
Total: 758 km (471 miles)

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