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After waking up at 4 in the morning on Sunday morning after only 5 hours sleep, I jumped in the van and made my way to Holyhead. Typical, because of the hour I left the roads were empty and made very good time all the way to Anglesey. If I had left 2 hours later you just know I would have hit all the traffic jams there could have been. Still I didn’t and I only had a few hours to waste at the port.

I was soon on the ferry and sleeping like a baby.

We landed in Dublin, I set the Tom Tom to Clusker Park in Navan and away I went. I had a couple of days to spare before I headed North for Dundrod; I had a few plans for these couple of days

1. See Croque Park, as I was in Dublin.
2. See Slane Castle if it wasn’t too far away.
3. See the family, if I could find where they all lived.

I told the Tom Tom I didn’t want to use toll roads. So off we went. The roads got small and tighter and people got more and more. Then there was a road block and a sea of people all wearing Red, what the fook was happening here. I looked up and there it was, Croque Park. Tick box 1.

Made up with meself for stumbling upon one of the things I wanted to see. I cracked on to Navan. As I drew closer to my Irish home I got the feeling I knew where I was. Suddenly I drove around a corner and was welcomed by a road sign say

“Welcome to Slane”

Bugger me Tick box 2; I’ve just seen Slane Castle. I couldn’t believe it. Thing is Ireland is a big place and I always thought that Slane could have been anywhere, turns out its just a few miles down the road from my Uncle Watty's.

Watty and his Girlfriend Irene, took me into town for a few scoops in Navan. We ended up in a pub called Wiggy’s. Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I spent Monday at my Auntie Rosie’s which was really good. It brought back so many memories from when Me and Tony were kids (Tony cant remember last week so he would never remember the place) still I did and it was great seeing my cousins and there kids. Oh how we have all grown.

I got up today Tuesday and headed north. About half way up the heavens open, just like the news said. By the time I got to the circuit the place was flooded. I drove around the course, and when I got to Williams Corner there wasn’t just a river across the road, water was gushing out about 2 foot in the air from the hedge. Fook me, the van fully loaded aquaplaned.

I got to the paddock and was happy to find that I am in B Paddock this year and not C paddock with all the Wood Chips. I set up in the pouring rain and checked the bike over. Meanwhile the rain stopped. Once sorted I had a little lie down. After an hour or so I popped down the shops for some food and drink, via the circuit obviously. I was surprised to find that after the downpour we had earlier, that after only a cuple of hours the track was mostly dry with a couple of damp and wet patches. Let’s hope the weather stays dry.

While sitting in KaKa HQ (the gazebo) my neighbours, John O’Brady and his wife offered me a power point instead of running my jenny. Then after they finished their dinner they then offered me some food and a can of beer. Which I was very grateful for as it saved me a trip to the BallyMac, a pub a few miles down the road in the middle of no where (they would never hear me cry).

Now I have finished this, I'm off to get my head down early, lots to do tomorrow.