Downings Bay Hotel

June 7th 2022
Ireland the North 1. Portstewart The Downings Bay hotel can be recommended. Great meal last night and an early continental breakfast to get us on our way to make the first ferry at 10.40 after 32km over Lough Swilly at Rathmullen. This 1st section was vicious with a series of steep hills after 3km before our legs were warmed up. The views and the descent were a good reward for the effort but ma ... read more

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Richard Dugdale

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I am a retired engineer, born in 1945, who loves cycle touring. I started by riding Lands End John O Groats for charity. Followed by C2C, the Three Towers (Blackpool - London -Paris Blackpool), European section of North Sea Cycle Route (Rotterdam to Bergen, 3,500 km), several sportives and trips to Spain and the Alps, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, Japan, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (India), Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Australia, including Tasmania and New Zealand. Kyushu Japan, USA, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Sicily. I ride two days every week with some retired riders and usually lead a... full info

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