{"id":5542,"date":"2013-07-08T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2013\/07\/08\/irish-scorcher-82-degrees\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:06:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:06:58","slug":"irish-scorcher-82-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2013\/07\/08\/irish-scorcher-82-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Scorcher – 82 Degrees!"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s actually hot in Ireland! And it is supposed to stay this way for \u00a0few \u00a0more days. Nor am I going to let \u00a0it slip away \u00a0by working NBG….<\/div>\n
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These horses were very friendly. Don’t know what it is about my seat\u00a0(cow hide and sweat, hmm…),but this was not the first time that I had to\u00a0cut my visit short because\u00a0a horse started chewing on my seat….<\/div>\n
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btw: And the heat does not go away when nightfall hits. Which isn’t until 10:30 PM. And yet \u00a0if you’re thinking bicycle heaven, don’t forget it’s usually between 50-60 during the summer, with healthy does of precip. and little or no sun<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s actually hot in Ireland! And it is supposed to stay this way for \u00a0few \u00a0more days. 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