After Teaand Toast breakfast we started off to a small town near Cahir where I have been 22 years ago. We are travelling mainly on the smaller roads with stone walls to both sides or guarded by rows of trees … wonderful.

It was still a bit cold so a hot chocolate when we refilled the bikes kept us warm. And then suddenly blue skies and sunshine – the weather changes frequently here – as we visited some historic sites with wedge tombs and stone circles.

Further south we came through the Cork mountains to the sea and headed for the Beara coastal road and later across Healy Pass to Kenmare.