I suppose I could divide this journey into 3 sections, the boring , the excellemt and the frustrating. The boring piece was when I could not go off the main road because it was really a cul-de-sac . And then the interesting piece was when I hit Knockcroghery when I turned right off the main road and went for miles thro this bog where the road was very narrow and in very bad condition . Then I went to have a look at the lake at Gailey Bay Caravan Park. I had something to eat in Lanesborough but I could not go from there to Longford as there were road works being done , so I was banned from going there directly and had to avoid the R/Ws. I went on a bit and I know that the signs said NO Entry but I thought that maybe it did not (really )apply to bikes , but it did , so I had to go back and go on the approved road . This was hard to do as it was a very warm day and very close and warm. Anyhow I reached Longford exausted and got on an earlier train than booked and had a seat the whole way from there to Dublin even though it said on the seat that it was booked from Maynooth. There was some soccer match being played and it was packed and noisy. Apart from all the blips it was great cycle and Ill try something similar again.