In the west of Ireland, besides the castle and ancient church we found, I was lucky enough to bring my bike and explore some of the Greenway infrastructure they are starting to build here to support what will be a coast to coast bike way. In the town of Castlebar, about 10 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, I discovered an amazing labyrinth of trails not visible to motorists at what is called Lough (Lake) Lannagh.

It is beauty like this that helps to take away some of the pain of not having my Eagle up and running …….