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04-15-07, 08:20 AM
Inspired by Cyclezealot's pics, I thought I would share some pics from my Easter tour, Saturday to Tuesday, in County Tyrone and Co. Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
I went with 7 people from my touring club. We took the train from Belfast to Portadown, then rode about 30 miles over increasingly hilly terrain, to Moneymore, where we stayed at a B&B until Tuesday.
We did day rides Sunday and Monday before riding back to Portadown Tuesday to catch the train back to Belfast.
It was nice to get a bit of fresh air and exercise. I am not very motivated to ride alone, so I enjoy these group outings.
The pics are big so I will post links instead.
The road to Maghery (http://i18.tinypic.com/4goqko1.jpg)
Typical B road in the area (http://i12.tinypic.com/33yqed5.jpg)
A quite famous mountain whose name escapes me. . . No, wait, I remember it now: Slieve Gullion (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=43mcojt)
Normally in Ireland, all you see are sheep and cows, so this was a lovely surprise (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2u5gx3s)
Typical terrain, typical views, on the ride from Moneymore to Maghery (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4dvol1i)
More typical B roads, many hills. You can see the gorse is in bloom on the right (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2w5q64k)
Typical local pranksters :) The same sign going the other way had been altered to read "Peas on Road" (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2jg1dfc)
I went with 7 people from my touring club. We took the train from Belfast to Portadown, then rode about 30 miles over increasingly hilly terrain, to Moneymore, where we stayed at a B&B until Tuesday.
We did day rides Sunday and Monday before riding back to Portadown Tuesday to catch the train back to Belfast.
It was nice to get a bit of fresh air and exercise. I am not very motivated to ride alone, so I enjoy these group outings.
The pics are big so I will post links instead.
The road to Maghery (http://i18.tinypic.com/4goqko1.jpg)
Typical B road in the area (http://i12.tinypic.com/33yqed5.jpg)
A quite famous mountain whose name escapes me. . . No, wait, I remember it now: Slieve Gullion (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=43mcojt)
Normally in Ireland, all you see are sheep and cows, so this was a lovely surprise (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2u5gx3s)
Typical terrain, typical views, on the ride from Moneymore to Maghery (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=4dvol1i)
More typical B roads, many hills. You can see the gorse is in bloom on the right (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2w5q64k)
Typical local pranksters :) The same sign going the other way had been altered to read "Peas on Road" (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2jg1dfc)