Inevitably, didn't sleep at all well last night, awake since 5:20 and feel grotty. Once showered feeling better, packed and ready.
Ferry check in close was 07:50 and only 3.5 miles away, estimate 10-15 mins. To be really safe we decided to leave the hotel by 7:15 which gave us time to wander down to the Exec Lounge where we had been told coffee and croissant would be available from 6:30. Well, breakfast wasn't included in our rate but here we found coffee, orange juice, fruit and a variety of pastries. If time had allowed we could have had a full breakfast here; as it was we enjoyed coffee and two small pastries and casually ambled back our room, collected our luggage and made our way to reception.
Time disappeared somewhere and it was gone 7:20 as we piled into the car and left but still, we believed, with loads of time. That was before we hit the back of the traffic toward the port. Static for minutes at a time, crawling when moving and held repeatedly at lights, my stomach was going as 7:40 passed. At last we were flowing freely into the port but the road wanders around all over as ports often do and we finally hit the check-in queue 1 minute before it was due to close.
Actually we joined a queue of 8 cars or so, probably also delayed and more were joining behind. I was amused to see the passenger in the car behind hold her hands to her face in blessed relief.
Back on the Stena Adventurer we stayed up top until Dublin had faded behind us. We had expected to eat breakfast but we were both quite content after the earlier snack and is was almost a relief not to force another 'Full Irish' down.
A calm crossing brought us in sight of Anglesey swathed in a blanket of cloud.
Our Irish adventure officially completed we set off across Wales to England and home.
We enjoyed our time in Ireland. If you have come along with us on the blog, we hope you enjoyed it too.
Go dtí an chéad uair eile - till next time (I hope)
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Statistics (from Dublin):
Miles today: 4 ; Miles so far: 1218; Fuel added: 120 litres, half a tank left ~ around 30l.
Track Today and since Journey Start:
Read the full reports and enjoyed your adventures and writing style! The information is useful as well, especially enjoyed how you got your bikes to ride the Greenway.
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