Ireland - Gaps, Leap and Passes

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...and a nice sunset to end another great day
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Thanks for the report, heading over to Ireland myself next week. Out of interest, are passenger locator forms still required? I'm going to be entering Ireland from Northern Ireland and departing Ireland over to Wales. It's all a bit mind boggling 😬
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A nice route. I have ridden all of them, taken a picnic at all those same places, camped at Eagle Point and definitely recommend it. In fact Ouvane Falls was a client years ago under different ownership.

You definitely got the best of the weather and I must confess I had a loan of an XK 8 years ago and took it across that 'unmarked' road in glorious sunshine.

I was in Cahir on Sunday!!!

Planning a camping trip to Kilkenny next weekend.
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Cheers lads
Re the passenger location form - being a resident of Northern Ireland we did not need them - I don't know the score coming over from the mainland - I'm guessing not, but would check with the ferry company you are using? We were asked for proof of vaccine lots of times in bars & restaurants - they were happy with the wee vaccine card you are issued with when you got the 1st jab

Hopefully get a bit more of the report done tomorrow
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I still have not sat down inside a bar or restaurant. Last time being 8th March 2020, in Spain!
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Great weekend weather it was,and some nice info about some lesser known road.
Spied Keith and the boys in kenmare while heading home from bantry Bay on Monday morning.
Roll on ABR 2022.
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Great pics Colin

So, Monday 30th & another sunny & warm day. After breakfast we all met up and headed off to the Beara Peninsula and a ride through the Healy Pass. My first time on this pass - a brilliant section of the R574 - if ever a road had been built for motorcyclists then this is it.
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From here, as mentioned by Colin, it was on to Kenmare for a coffee and scone. A nice spot to watch the world go by for a bit.


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From Kenmare we headed up the N71, through Molls Gap, then left onto the R568, then a right and onto the Ballaghbeama Gap another great road cutting through some pretty dramatic terrain
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The Ballaghbeama Gap joins the Ballagh Osin Gap, then continues onto the Ballaghisheen Pass
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A map of the general area
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Next on the list was the Dingle Peninsula

Past Inch Beach
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and onto Dingle town for a spot of lunch
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