Tomorrow I am off to the Irish Treffen on the Goldwing. I have never been to Ireland before so it”s a real first for me. There is one fly in the ointment however, the ferry tickets were booked by fellow Kent Winger Vern and the timing is such that we have to leave at 04:30 tomorrow morning to get to Holyhead in time. This doesn”t sound like awhole lot of fun to me.. Added to which there is an uncertain outlook re weather. Well, to be honest it looks like a dead certainty that we shall have rain and plenty of it in the next week so quite how much of Ireland I”ll be able to see is questionable.
Packing the trailer, it”s clear that Parkinson is alive and well. The thing is already full and I still have a few clothes to fit in somewhere. I know I shall only use half the stuff – only thing is, I don”t know which half.
The GPS is loaded with MP3s, and various touristy sites to see (it”s a bit disconcerting to find that both Mapsource and my 2820 are not that clever when it comes to Irish place names – they seem to have trouble finding many of them) so I hope not to get lost and to have some amusement on the way. I must remember to get my Ipod wired into the bike”s supply at present I rely on its battery and when that is flat, I am out of music.