Such a fuck up of a ride . Today I was meant to be going from Monasterevin to Portlaoise but due to my own stupidity I ended up gong from Portarlinton to Athy and then home from there . I cycled to Heuston and went to the designated Platform with my ticket and when the train was on its way I discovered that it did not go to Monasterevin but went to nearby Portarlington which was near Portlaoise , so I decided to go to Portlaoise and set off from there , however the "other way " , which was easy enough , as I knew how to reverse the trail. So I did that , but the road was very busy and landed in Portlaoise . So then I got onto my planned journey which was to end up in Monasterevin, but I could not do that , as it meant I would be there in the dark , it getting dark at say 6PM . So I decided to just go as far as I could till after 2PM and head back to Portlaoise. So I was in the process of doing that and it was getting very cold and miserable . So I was nearer Athy where there was a train station so I went home from there. There was no place for the bike so I was detailed to go to the place for the wheelchairs . So at least I could sit down. But all in all a fuck up . This happened before in Wicklow where I ended up in Arklow for the night . So at least I was not stranded . I intend going onthe journey again to Portlaoise and cycling from there again , but in the summer when the weather is a bit warmer. Anyway not too good of a day .