Day 6: Listowel – Kenmare
It was certainly ladies day today in our trip from Listowel to Kenmare. For the 1st time this week all three ladies took to their bikes with Mairead making her debut in the cycle. As we loaded up for our penultimate day on the bikes the sun was beginning to creep out again. We also just want to say a big thank you to Liam in the Billeragh House hostel. Apart from his super hospitality he also made a sizable donation to the fund. Most of the cyclists found the trip from Listowel to Tralee comfortable enough as there wasn’t too many tired heads in Castlemaine for our 1st pit stop of the day. Before leaving Listowel we decided to check out bike shops in Tralee to get Kens spoke problem sorted once & for all, good thing we did! Just as we arrived @ Anthony O’Halorans bike shop Tralee, the phone rang again. It was Ciaran wondering where we were, he needed our help! Tony raced back to pick him up, safely and within the speed limit of course! He had a complete blow out on the stretch into Tralee. I think his sister Brigin had sabotaged his bike when she came to cheer him along!
After yesterdays disaster Robbie wasn’t getting any more comfortable in the yellow jersey as himself and two of his fellow competitors took the scenic route into Castlemaine. Derek was the 1st to pull in and Maureen followed in a close second. We also had picked up Mr Dave Soden & he did a super job guiding the lads along the way. After a quick fruit stop it was onto Killarney for lunch & what a lunch stop it was. When we arrived Tony went to check out a suitable place for him & his camper to park. After being asked to leave one of the oldest & well known establishments in Killarney we pulled into ‘The Killarney Oaks Hotel’. Tony asked for permission from proprietor Eamon Courtney & with parking approved we started into our sandwiches. Much to our amazement out arrived one of the staff members with an endless amount of chips & more sandwiches. To top it off Eamon dropped out enough bottled water to keep us going for the rest of the trip! Lovely staff and beautiful hotel based on the Muckross Road, would recommend a visit to the Killarney Oaks if you’re ever in Killarney!
And so it was onto Kenmare for the last leg of the journey with Peter joining the group to get a bit of exercise. He may have been regretting his decision when he realised what was ahead of him! I’ve said it before on this trip but words could not describe the mountain the lads had to climb, great determination was shown by everyone and you could see the joy on their faces as the flew down into Kenmare!
Tomorrow is the last day guys, please keep the donations coming in, you can find the link on our facebook page & it’s easy to do!
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