Month: May 2016

From play dough to the An Post Ras

Like most of my Saturdays the day began with a 7am wake up call from the 8 year old. She is in a coma Monday to Friday at 8am, but miraculously wakes easily at 7 on Saturdays. Breakfast in her Cafe based in the front room followed. I still cant get used to the taste …

Just Kenny

Out on the bike you get to meet many different types of people and make many different types of friends. The bike is a great leveller, where a doctor and a person on the dole are both just bike riders. You are taken at face value and the only hierarchy observed is how well you …

Cycling to Freedom

There are days when the sun shines. Days when the air feels warm. Days when the wind is calm. These days are rare in Ireland, but when they arrive you must get out there and grab them. On these days I like to head off out on the bike without any computer or electronic device. …