Today I did 81.8KM in total , but I felt weak after it . Remember I am 70 years old , and it is great to be alive , it really is , but at the moment we are minding Freya 3 days a week so I am really just taking every moment I can to cycle . I like a rest the nest day but it is nearly impossible with Freya . Anyhow it is worth it , it really is , and she is the best child ever and a pleasure to mind . Even though she would exaust you of any energy you had . It was a cold and windy day and once it hailstoned and then 3 mins later it was sunny . It was just outside Duleek or Julianstown . Nearly every road I took wa a small country road and was lovely to do some cycling on . And only the roads leading into the towns like Navan and Drogheda were busy and of course dangerous . This time I went North of Slane as I was there many times before . I also went through Duleek , but this time I approached it from the East and not from the South . I had the regulation cup of cffee and then when I was getting ready to head off the waitress came out of the coffee-shop to tell me that I had to pay. Which I did . A really great cycle and it would have been much better if it were drier . A great Irish and world wide problem , and of course the bike and the cyclist are both filthy. . Anyhow a good cycle apart from the cold .