Ireland the North 1. Larne. Sunny morning but we headed off into a strong southerly wind of 25mph which I initially was ok as it was broadside for the first 20km along the northern coast past Ballycastle. I don’t like wind, unless it is behind. Oh dear! We turned south and found out the true ferocity of the cyclists worst enemy. Not only that but the hills were something out of a ski catalogue which had me walking four times during the day. This is a first ever for me. Mind you I have the kitchen sink with me which I should have posted home a week ago. The scenery was nice, especially as we could see the sea, but would have been better seen from the saddle of a motorcycle. Eventually we descended to the
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