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Ireland adventure 2015

Mart

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January 22, 2015
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We make a journey through your beautiful country with 27 Air-cooled VW's of 29 May to 20th June 2015
Maybe we meet any of you if we are driving along the Wild Atlantic Way rallybordje.jpg
http://www.lvwcn.nl/


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kvinyl

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Hey, that's a pretty big deal, we should organise a mini meet from Eircooled to welcome you here...any chance of an itinerary (in English:D)?
 

JustinOval

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Cool. Looks like a fun trip. I'm sure we can arrange a meeting or two along the way. I can make Sunday 14th of June in Cashel. ;)
 

RattyOval

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Ballytoooooole .............
Below mapped the route each day with the sights and the number of kilometers driven from one place to the next night.

ROUTE DAILY

Friday May 29: Around 17:30 am departure with DFDS from IJmuiden to Newcastle.

Saturday May 30: Arrival around 9:00 pm (GMT) in Newcastle and drive 265 km along the Hadrian's Wall and the south of Scotland to Straenraer where we overnight.

Sunday May 31: The one day early !! The ferry leaves at 7.30 Peno Cairnryan and takes us 2 hours to Larne in Northern Ireland, where the journey of 80 km. begins. We drive the Atlantic Drive and pass places like Cushendun and Ballycastle, Glenariff forest park, the Carrick a Rede and Giant`s Causeway with its basalt and Rathlin Island for bird watchers. Near Bushmills we have 2 nights.

Monday June 1: Not to fill in for example a visit to Dunluce Castle, Bushmill`s Distillery, Londonderry, walk along the Giant`s Causeway..

Tuesday June 2: This day we drive 175 km. to Donegal, we get along the rugged coast of North Donegal with ao Inishowen and Malin Head, the poorhouse in Dunfanaghy, Horn Head, the desolate peat area in Bloody Foreland, The Rosses, a really old piece of Ireland where Gaelic is still spoken.
We stay 2 nights in Donegal.

Wednesday June 3: Not to fill in eg a scenic drive to Errigal Mountain and the Poisoned Glen and through the deserted Derryveagh - and Glen Down mountains, or a visit to Donegal town..

Thursday June 4: This day a short but scenic drive of 100 km. by the Glengesh Pass to Glencolumbkille with a nice museum and the coastal cliffs of Malin Beg and Bunglass with its 300 meter high cliff and the highest mountain along the coast, the Sleave League, where a walk is (for the adventurous)
We spend the night near Ballyshannon.

Friday June 5: A long journey of 200 miles today, we pass graves of 4,000 yr old in Creevy Keel and Carrowmore, the beautiful Table Mountain Benbulben with a trip through the Gleniff Horseshoe, Sligo, head west along the cliffs at Downpatrick.. or by the Nephin Mountains and again a beautiful piece with beautiful cliffs Atlantic Drive on Achill Island and the sad remains of a village abandoned by famine in 1850.
We stay in Keel on Achill Island, a beautiful place near the beach and the mountains.

Saturday, 6 June: a journey of 150 km. by Mayo along Westport and the holy mountain of Croagh Patrick, the Doo Lough Pass and the lakes and mountains of Connemara and Clifden where we stay 2 nights.

Sunday June 7: fill in to buy, there are beautiful rides, between the mountains and through valleys and peat fields, along rugged coastlines and visit Kylemore Abbey.

Monday June 8: We leave Connemara for a 150 km drive. to Doolin, which also leaves the ferry to the Aran Islands, visit the flamboyant and musical Galway city with its street theater and colorful facades and wonder if you're among the bare stone hills of the Burren drive and stop further along the coast to the opzwiepende water look. Near Doolin we stay one night.

June 9: Today we drive 135 miles. and pass the Cliffs of Moher, the 200m high cliffs are a feast for the eyes, a walk on narrow paths along the cliffs is a must. Further along the coast, with the ferry across the Shannon to Killarney, where we stay 5 nights.

Wednesday, June 10 t / m Saturday, June 13: In this beautiful area with its mountains and lakes to make a variety of scenic walks and rides such as the Ring of Kerry, Dingle Peninsula and Bearra, the Gap of Dunloe, Killarney town too to name and something for everyone.

Sunday, June 14: A journey of 130 km. brings us to the interior through beautiful roads and pass through the Knock Meadow mountains to the Rock of Cashel, a beautiful cathedral on a hill and Cahir with a nice castle and where we stay near one night (the site is in an apple orchard, where they sell delicious juice).

Monday, June 15: Due to the Wicklow mountains, 180 km. to go, mostly inside, past the ancient city of Kilkenny, along green hills and valleys, ancient cemeteries with Celtic crosses and ruins of monasteries. Near Rathdrum we stay 2 nights.

Tuesday June 16: This day you can explore the Wicklow mountains, the Sally Gap, Glendalough with its round tower and cemetery, plenty to enjoy.

Wednesday, June 17: We leave the Wicklow mountains for a ride of 210 km.via Dublin, definitely worth a visit. Beyond Dublin we pass the mounds Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth and some round towers, continue through the Mourne mountains to Newcastle, where we stay one night.

Thursday, June 18: Another 90 km. in Ireland, but first you visit Belfast and a beautiful coast with small villages brings us to Larne, where we board at 16.30 and Ireland behind us. We stay in Scotland in the same place as the way there.

Friday, June 19: A quiet ride back to the boat in Newcastle, which departs at 17.30 to IJmuiden.

Saturday, June 20: At 9 am we arrive in IJmuiden and goes all weathers his way.

Detailed information about prices see Air Boxer number 6-2014.

A nice trip with many sights and not too long trips and thus plenty of time to explore everything quietly, maybe three weeks long, but our motto is 'we have holiday', and so of course you can really consider this trip.

Always wanted to Ireland like you wanted with air cooling, but it is still not come, do not wait and go with it!

There are a limited number of places available, nml. 20 camping sites and 20 hotel, registration is until the end of February 2015.
 

Mart

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January 22, 2015
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this is our tour we stay in camping and hotel


Zondag 31 mei Passage Cairnryan- Larne met P&O North Sea Ferries.

Hotel: Logies in Portrush.
Camping: in Bushmills.

Maandag 1 juni Hotel: Logies in Portrush.
Camping: in Bushmills.

Dinsdag 2 juni Hotel: logies in Gweedore.
Camping: in Rosbeg.

Woensdag 3 juni Hotel: Logies in Donegal.
Camping: in Rosbeg.

Donderdag 4 juni Hotel: Logies in Donegal.
Camping: in Ballyshannon.


Vrijdag 5 juni Hotel: Logies in Keel ( 2 hotels)
Camping: in Keel.

Zaterdag 6 juni en Hotel: Logies in Clifden.
Zondag 7 juni Camping: in Clifden.

Maandag 8 juni Hotel: Logies in Doolin.
Camping : in Doolin.

Dinsdag 9 juni t/m Hotel: Logies in Killarney.
Zaterdag 13 juni Camping: in Killarney.

Zondag 14 juni Hotel: Logies in Clonmel.
Camping: in Cahir.

Maandag 15 juni en Hotel: Logies in Arklow.
Dinsdag 16 juni Camping: in Rathdrum.

Woensdag 17 juni Hotel: Logies in Newcastle ( Ierland)
Camping: in Newcastle.

Donderdag 18 juni Passage Larne – Cairnryan met P&O Ferries.
Vertrek 16.30 uur en aankomst 18.15 uur.
 

trev

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Yep, Sunday 14th would be good here too. Well inland, accessible by motorway, weekend date. Perfect. We could arrange a mini meetup for the tourists. Offload a couple of those auld calendars to them. They'd be half used up at that stage anyway ;)
 

Tony

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Great itinerary, I might drop up to say hello when you are in Rathdrum. If you have any problems need parts etc just let us know here and I'm sure we will be able to help.
 

thebogman

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here are a two of my favourite pubs to stop in on your way

Gaynors in Leenane,
http://www.galwaysalbum.com/images/gaynorsp.jpg
its a small village on the corner after you come over the bridge at killary harbour on your way to clifden (the pub where scenes from the movie the field was filmed)

McGanns in Doolin
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The Doolin Cafe nearby (run by a danish woman) does amazing breakfasts

sounds like an excellent route and itinery lads, enjoy
 

Mart

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January 22, 2015
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thanks for all the tips, we hope not to get broken cars.
We can fix themselves a lot, but you never know, if we need help.
The pup's we will definitely visit.
 

58Panel-Youny

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thanks for all the tips, we hope not to get broken cars.
We can fix themselves a lot, but you never know, if we need help.
The pup's we will definitely visit.
Best of luck with the trip. Hope we cross paths along the way

if you have any problems along the way just post up here.. There's a network of eircooled members all over the country so help won't be far away.
We stayed in the Netherlands for a few days on our vw holiday last year, and got a very warm welcome when we visited kieft en klok
 

56oval

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You guys should pull out some stops with some hospitality, my friends from the netherlands have been brilliant to me over the years.
 

Mart

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January 22, 2015
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Sounds like a brilliant trip. You'll see more of Ireland than we'll ever see in our lifetime!.

it is now time for you to explore your country.
've Been there 7 times now, the first time 35 years ago
There was still driven by horse and carriage

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Well Boy

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I want to go to that place with the trees. I've seen pics of that road a few times overt let the last couple of weeks, and it's rapidly moving to the top of the to do list.
 

trev

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it's away up North. If you have a fetish for tree tunnels closer to home then get yourself to East Carlow, Huntington Castle to be precise:

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