Wind and lot of rain
during the night but thankfully it had stopped by morning. I needed to
be away earlier than normal so I just had a cup of coffee. I was
away shortly after 6am and at Tralee Railway Station before 06:30.
The lady I saw yesterday was soon there and I paid 10Euros to amend
my ticket to the 07:00am to Dublin.
Heading for Dublin
When we were allowed
on the train I fitted my bike into the bike compartment with
panniers still attached the same as my journey to Cork last week. A
rail operative came along ant told me to take all the panniers off.
There wasn’t any other bikes on. The carriage was empty but the
seats were reserved from Killarney. When we reached Killarney the
carriage filled up with school children who were very noisy all the
way to Dublin Heuston.
Dublin Heuston Station
The original
Jeanie Johnston
was built in 1847 on the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec
City, Canada. It made 16 emigrant journeys to North America between
1847 and 1855, carrying over 2,500 people with no loss of life. This authentic replica was built in Tralee, Co. Kerry and was
completed in 2002. It has sailed to North America, and to various
points in Europe. The ship is an authentic replica, built in
Tralee, Co. Kerry. It has sailed to North America, and to various
points in Europe.
In Dublin I had
plenty of time before the ferry left so took my time riding the 5
mils to the ferry. I rode on the opposite side of the River Liffey
that I took on the ride to the station last week, mainly because of
the one way system. I reached the Irish Ferries terminal 1 and
waited inside until the 14:30 ferry sailing was due to board. I was
allowed to ride on board following the other vehicles and was on the
Swift ship again. This time it was functioning normally and sailed
across at speed keeping time. We landed at Holyhead at 16:40 and I
then cycled back to my car. The drive home was traffic free and
uneventful
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