Today we went from Mulranny to Achill and back thro Mulranny and to Newport . Jennifer stopped in Mulranny and i had origionally intended to go as far as Westport but at that stage I was very tired and decided to stop at Newport where Jennfer was kindly waiting for me . In general the surface was crap . Very rough and on rare occasions it was tarmac and was perfect but most of the time it was either dsty or gravel which was very prone to cause you to skid on your bike . The run into Athlone from Mullingar is so much better and is 99% tarmac and less hilly . The one we were on is up and down like a yo-yo. We had a meal in Achill and then I of course had something else , another fishy food , to eat in the hotel , and a drink . I am trying to become an acoholic but with not much success, as i think it will be quite a while before i ever drink that much again.