Wednesday 22 May 2013

My 7h morning spin, yesterday

My Tuesday spin on Routebuilder.org - part 1
First part: from Bray to Glenmalure

Yesterday morning was quite dull, but I still wanted to go for a spin. So, I left home at 7am, and drove to Glenmalure.

My 7h spin - Glenmalure My 7h spin - Glenmalure

My 7h spin - Glenmalure My 7h spin - Glenmalure

My 7h spin - Glenmalure My 7h spin - Glenmalure

My 7h spin - Glenmalure My 7h spin - Glenmalure
It was too cold to dip my toes in the water..

My 7h spin - near Glenmalure My 7h spin - near Glenmalure
I needed a "maintenance break".. (Read: bush pee.. lol..)

My 7h spin - near Glenmalure
My car snack box.. I'd made a sambo at home =) I ate a half of it here, then forgot to eat the other half until later, when I was back home already!

My Tuesday spin on Routebuilder.org - part 2
Second part: from Glenmalure to Sally Gap (and some)

Some idiot attempted to kill me and themself, by driving some SUV type thing, really fast on the wrong side of the road, soon after Laragh (I was heading to Glenmacnass). It wasn't a tourist..

My 7h spin - Glenmacnass

My 7h spin - Glenmacnass My 7h spin - Glenmacnass
Glenmacnass was sunny and cold, but the mountains looked kind of depressing, weatherwise! I was thinking, do I really want to drive into that, or should I just turn back to Laragh.. But I decided to go on..

My 7h spin - Glenmacnass

My 7h spin - near Sally Gap My 7h spin - near Sally Gap
Well.. For most of the old military road between Glenmacnass and Sally Gap, the clouds were hanging really low, but not too low to ruin visibility. However, getting closer to Sally Gap, things changed, and I could hardly see the road anymore. I knew there was a place to stop, soon after Sally Gap (I was heading to Glencree), so I made it there, and just parked there for a while. It was already clearing a bit, when I took these snaps.

I also made the first of my little videos there - I'm posting it below, but I've combined all my videos from yesterday, so if you'd rather want to read about it first, keep scrolling down, and then come back to watch the video =) I'll remind you about it, in the end of this entry!



My 7h spin - Glencree
I had a cappuccino and chocolate cake, at my favourite coffee shop - Armoury Cafe, in Glencree.

That used to be my favourite chocolate cake, but unfortunately, it's too chocolaty for me now =/ I had to leave some as I just couldn't eat it. (Nothing wrong with the cake, I just went off chocolate in 2011.. If anyone likes chocolate, I'm pretty sure that they will love that cake!) I can eat chocolate in some cakes, but it seems that my previous favourite is too rich now.

My 7h spin - Glencree My 7h spin - Glencree

My 7h spin - near Sally Gap My 7h spin - near Sally Gap
I drove back to Sally Gap as I didn't want to go home yet, and there's nothing interesting in the other direction..

Above, two pictures of the same spot where I waited for the clouds to clear, earlier on. It had already cleared a lot, but as you can see, the clouds were still quite low.

My 7h spin - Lough Tay
Just a quick stop at Lough Tay..

My 7h spin - Lough Tay My 7h spin - Lough Tay

My Tuesday spin on Routebuilder.org - part 3
Third part: Sally Gap - Glencree - Sally Gap - Roundwood Reservoir
(almost forgot to post this route map..)

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir
I really meant to just stop at Roundwood Reservoir for a moment, to think about where to go next, but the weather had improved so much, that I just had to go for a little walk..

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir
Although it was sunny and gorgeous, it was still quite cold in any breezy spots, and I definitely needed my coat.. However, this meadow near the overflow hole, is usually sheltered from breeze, and I felt so SUMMERY! =D I just wanted to take a nap right there, enjoying the sun, but I didn't as then it would have been a pain to get up and drive home..

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir
I love the coconut scent of the gorse flowers.. I actually use coconut oil for moisturiser, and smelling it always reminds me of gorse flowers!

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir

Darker version My 7h spin - Roundwood Reservoir
Esmeralda was parked behind that gate wall, above..

A little bit of photoshopping (removed text)..
Might have photoshopped that, just a little bit ;)

My Tuesday spin on Routebuilder.org - part 4
Fourth part: from Roundwood Reservoir to Newtownmountkennedy, Newcastle, Kilcoole, Delgany, Greystones (shopping), and Bray

I'd actually meant to sit in the car for a while (at Roundwood Reservoir), trying to think of some other places where I might still go, but someone was just arriving, and sort of waited for my spot as he could see I was just returning to my car. So, I couldn't really stay as there's not much room there for parking. I just drove to Newtownmountkennedy and Newcastle, then drove to Greystones through Kilcoole and Delgany as I'd decided to do my shopping as well.

I bought three Schleich kitties at the arts & crafts shop, a pretty sympathy card at the newsagents (my late dad's second cousin has died - he was the only relative in my dad's funeral in 2008, other than myself), and LIDL foodies. Then I drove home. It was 2pm when I came home.

(PS, if you didn't watch that video yet, don't forget to scroll up and watch it now..)

I'm still sort of avoiding the handbrake, except when parking.....

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