I tried to do this cycle before but I got off the train in Portarlington as it did not stop in Monasterevin so I had to start from there , and eventually I decided to go home from Athy - so that was a disaster. Anyhow to come back to this cycle . It was great and would be a lot better if the weather was not so cold and windy . A cutting wind . I passed thro Stradballey where I had too much to eat and then I had to get on the bike again . Very hard. When I jhad only started a few miles I went on this road which looked to me to be private and it then got onto another road where there was a sign into it saying private . So I went on another few miles , and the map said I should go onto a road which was private . So I went on another road and after a half mile I was back on the ordinary road . An exiting exploit. But then on the way back to Portlaoise the road became much more windy and much more cold . Very difficult to ride on and I was really glad when the cycle was over . I arrived at the station with about 1 minute to spare so I arrived home just after 6. But pissed off with the weather . Jennifer is still suffering from shingles still the poor thing and she insisted that I go on the cycle . But she is still in a bad way , the poor thing but you just have to put up with it .