{"id":5550,"date":"2013-06-09T22:20:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2013\/06\/09\/last-day-of-a-rare-week-in-ireland\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:07:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:07:19","slug":"last-day-of-a-rare-week-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2013\/06\/09\/last-day-of-a-rare-week-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Day of a Rare Week in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>T<\/b>he warmth and the sun have been atypical here in Ireland. I began the last day of a week in the high 60&#8217;s and low 70&#8217;s with a ride around Loch Lannagh.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cHHQT4d2q08\/UbT7ZshHjZI\/AAAAAAAABAY\/Av-ZDoX-R5M\/s1600\/DSCN0174.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cHHQT4d2q08\/UbT7ZshHjZI\/AAAAAAAABAY\/Av-ZDoX-R5M\/s400\/DSCN0174.JPG?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-w2mHSrboDC0\/UbT7w-DIxkI\/AAAAAAAABAg\/RwhgHdsiWKI\/s1600\/DSCN0178.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-w2mHSrboDC0\/UbT7w-DIxkI\/AAAAAAAABAg\/RwhgHdsiWKI\/s400\/DSCN0178.JPG?resize=400%2C345\" width=\"400\" height=\"345\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>At the above rock wall, I took a short break.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-DXMFNs31fu8\/UbT8G4DOkMI\/AAAAAAAABAw\/GT0QKb6qNM4\/s1600\/DSCN0188.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-DXMFNs31fu8\/UbT8G4DOkMI\/AAAAAAAABAw\/GT0QKb6qNM4\/s400\/DSCN0188.JPG?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>It was here that I enjoyed an energy bar and drank a smoothie&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pqauQwkyk6I\/UbT8aMbNS7I\/AAAAAAAABA4\/oIsvAb40_QU\/s1600\/DSCN0194.JPG\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pqauQwkyk6I\/UbT8aMbNS7I\/AAAAAAAABA4\/oIsvAb40_QU\/s400\/DSCN0194.JPG?resize=400%2C178\" width=\"400\" height=\"178\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>Up the road, on the other side of the hedge, they were making hay in the sunshine!<\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ateI9ytPFtA\/UbT8EKn1epI\/AAAAAAAABAs\/Ni2B37epP_4\/s320\/photo.PNG?resize=213%2C320\" width=\"213\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The above needs to be framed. The upcoming week promises temps in the high 60&#8217;s\u00a0and all but one day of rain as normal summer weather returns to Ireland&#8230;&#8230;.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><br><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_5550\"  data-site_id=\"6a2997d46fd08b3f3a6bb873\"  data-theme=\"custom\"  data-icon_size=\"40\"  data-icon_l_c=\"#287723\"  data-icon_d_c=\"#9e4824\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2013\/06\/09\/last-day-of-a-rare-week-in-ireland\/\"  data-item_title=\"Last Day of a Rare Week in Ireland\"  data-item_date=\"2013-06-09T22:20:00-07:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.60\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><br><br><br><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The warmth and the sun have been atypical here in Ireland. 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