I am cycling a (clockwise) circular route around Ireland this summer, on my own, although my family are also making the journey by car. Their valuable support means that I do not have to carry much with me, so I can use a lightweight road bike. I will create diary links each day in the space below, for you to see exactly how the trip goes. The daily blog might not be posted until late in the evening.

Schedule:
Day 1 - Sunday 15th August - Rosslare to Waterford - projected distance 46 miles. Actual distance 49.6 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 2 - Monday 16th August - Waterford to Cork - projected distance 84 miles. Actual distance 84.6 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 3 - Tuesday 17th August - Cork to Killarney - projected distance 60 miles. Actual distance 53.4 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 4 - Wednesday 18th August - Killarney to Adare - projected distance 59 miles. Actual distance 53.7 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 5 - Thursday 19th August - Adare to Ballyvaughan - projected distance 70 miles. Actual distance 66.0 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 6 - Friday 20th August - Ballyvaughan to Castlebar - projected distance 76 miles. Actual distance 83.1 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 7 - Saturday 21st August - rest day for Flora's birthday.
Day 8 - Sunday 22nd August - Castlebar to Ballysadare - projected distance 44 miles. Actual distance 63.5 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 9 - Monday 23rd August - Ballysadare to Ballybofey - projected distance 60 miles. Actual distance 65.7 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 10 - Tuesday 24th August - Ballybofey to Ballymoney - projected distance 62 miles. Actual distance 65.9 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 11 - Wednesday 25th August - Ballymoney to Belfast - projected distance 44 miles. Actual distance 50.4 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 12 - Thursday 26th August - Belfast to Dublin - projected distance 105 miles. Actual distance 111.8 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 13 - Friday 27th August - Dublin to Laragh - projected distance 30 miles. Actual distance 33.4 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.
Day 14 - Saturday 28th August - Laragh to Wexford and Rosslare - projected distance 75 miles. Actual distance 81.4 miles - READ MY DIARY HERE.

Actual Final Total = 862.5 miles.

Thank you for your interest.
Andrew McHattie.

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Accommodation:
Sunday 15th August - Fitzwilton Hotel, Waterford
Monday 16th AUgust - River Lee Hotel, Cork
Tuesday 17th August - Earls Court House, Killarney
Wednesday 18th August - Ballycannon Lodge. Adare
Thursday 19th August - Cappabhaile House, Ballyvaughan
Friday 20th August - Lynch Breaffy House, Castlebar
Saturday 21st August - Lynch Breaffy House, Castlebar
Sunday 22nd August - Markree Castle, Ballysadare
Monday 23rd August - The Villa Rose Hotel, Ballybofey
Tuesday 24th August - Harmony Hill House, Ballymoney
Wednesday 25th August - Holiday Inn, Belfast
Thursday 26th August - Best Western Premier Academy Plaza Hotel, Dublin
Friday 27th August - Lynhams of Laragh, Laragh
Saturday 28th August - Whitford House Hotel Health & Leisure Club, Wexford

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Equipment list:
Viner Magnifica road bike
Spare pair of Schwalbe Ultremo tyres
5xSpare inner tubes (Continental Supersonic)
Carbon mini-pump
Track pump
Puncture repair kit
2xWater bottles
Caronhydrate drink powder
Recovery drink powder
Box Zipvit energy bars
7xCycling shorts (padded)
7xCycling jerseys
6xCycling socks
Windproof jacket
Foldaway waterproof jacket
Helmet
Cycling mitts
Cycling shoes
Toolbox
Garmin Edge 705 GPS
Clip-on rear light
Camera
Mobile phone
Lightweight lock
Paper and pen