Day 2 in Ireland

After a solid 12 hours of sleep we woke up. We slept through breakfast so we scavenged some muffins and bread left over and then walked into town to fill our stomachs. We relaxed for a few hours and got ready for a ride. We realized Kyle's bike had a flat so we fixed that and did our best to remove the tiny piece of wire in his tire but eventually just covered it up with some tape and it held through the ride. On the recommendation of our waitress we rode to Lake Pontoon which looked like a postcard. We stopped and took some pictures then kept riding for a few minutes and headed back. We are pretty sure the road back into Castlebar is part of the prologue course so hopefully it is. It is windy and with gradual rolling hills so it should be fun to race on. It rained intermittently during the ride so we were damp and cold by the end. We overshot the town a little bit then had to circle back but it not took us about an extra 15 minutes. We showered, relaxed, then rode slowly back into town for some dinner. Now Kyle is using his computer and I am watching an old James Bond movie. Thanks for reading and these posts should get a good deal more exciting once the racing starts on Tuesday! I posted some photos of the trip on Facebook, too.