Sorrento Cycling Club

Post edited 6:21 pm - Saturday, March 20, 2010 by Paul S Murray

I'M BACK, DRESSED FOR COLD WIND AND RAIN . UNDER THIS LONG-SLEEVED JACKET IS MY SPANISH "TAN"….IT'S A VERY  VAGUE LINE ACTUALLY BUT IT'S THERE !!! ( BECAUSE MET EIR. SAID SO) I'M WITH PAUL C , LINDA AND SARAN (WELCOME BACK) IN FACT ALL OF US ARE DRESSED THE SAME, SORT OF. WE HEAD DOWN THE N11 WITH A BIG TAIL-WIND TO ASHFORD VIA THE CULLENMORE. THEN WE ASCEND TO THE FOOT OF THE DEVIL'S GLEN AND TURN LEFT TO AVOID THE PAIN OF CLIMBING IT BUT WE DO WORSE WE TAKE THE NEXT TURN RIGHT UP SATAN'S ARMPIT HILL  (AKA AGHOWLE). THE SUN DECIDED TO SHOW ITSELF AND ADD TO THE HEAT ALREADY GENERATED BY THIS LONG HILL AND AT THE TOP WE WERE ALL SHINEY-FACED AND BREATHING HARD. THEN WE DID A CIRCLE OF STUMP OF THE CASTLE AND HEADED ACROSS TOWARD CLARA BUT SWUNG RIGHT UP THE BALLYGLEN HILL WHERE SARAN WON H.O.M'S BY 40CM….TRULY WE WERE DRIPPIN' SWEAT NOW. I MADE A GOOD EXCUSE TO STOP….."OH LOOK AT THE VIEW….IT'S LOVELY" AND THEY DID AND LINDA SAID "OH LOOK I CAN SEE MY HOUSE FROM HERE" AND WE LOOKED AND WE WISHED WE COULD SEE OUR OWN HOUSES TOO!  WE DESCENDED. LINDA TURNED FOR LARAGH AND WE THREE TURNED FOR THE SEA WHICH WAS MUCH FURTHER AWAY. ON WE WENT OVER TO BALLYDUFF. PAUL WENT DOWN TO KILLISKEY AND WE TWO BUMPED DOWN CALLOW HILL TO NEWTOWN AND THE GLEN. SARAN WAS THEN AWARDED HIS K.O.M PRIZE : A 20KM RIDE HOME ALONE !!!!!!