Today Saturday was a great and a surprising ride ,as I did not think I would get as far as the Sally Gap , but I did and from there to Blessington . The one fault with it was that I did not take my mudguards as on looking at the forecast it said it qwas not going to rain . But ... it pissed showers and of course there were no trees about under which to shelter, particularly up in the mountains around the Sally Gap. I had a dinner in Glencree which was great and that gave me the energy to go as far as the Sally Gap . Then near Oldcourt I turned to my left and I think I was on a road I was on never before . Next was Blessington .Near Newpark and Deerpark I followed instructions on my Hammerhead which said that i go on a very minor road . So on it I go . It was really a great road as it was very small and there was grass growing in the middle and very lonely and countrylike . Tourists would love it ! The only problem , as I said was that it pissed on and off for a lot of the day . Then when I got as far as Sallins i would have liked something to eat but everything was closed , it being about 6 or after .
It was a really great cycle . Forgot to say but on the was down from the Gap there was a dead deer - must have been hit by a car at nightime maybe.