Epilogue – The voyage home
We all had mixed feelings to be leaving Ireland.
Glad as we all were to be returning to our loved ones, we could not help but feel we had all be profoundly affected by what we have achieved. We have (with your help) raised a fair amount for EAAA and have managed to get the Botch Mobile round what the organisers call the most challenging roads in Europe.
But that is not all the story think on this 3 big guys thrown together in 1 little car for 8 days all told & Grizz only lost his temper once! We met some lovely people saw some truly amazing scenery and in real terms learned a lot about each other in the process.
Anyway once Phil & John had calmed Grizz’s homicidal instincts, we decided to head in a leisurely way towards Rosslare & the ferry. The normality of the N25 just didn’t appeal though as we soon began to hanker for the freedom of the Irish R roads. We took the Scally route to the Ferry following as many of the minor roads that we could find along the West Cork coast. The geography was far more rolling than the rugged west more like South Wales or Lowland Scotland. But we loved it!
So much could be said about our journey, but it comes down to this: We set out as 3 guys who wanted to have an adventure & raise a bit of money for a cause that is important to us. We found a country that is open, warm & very friendly, that gets more beautiful the more you see of it. More importantly though we arrived home better friends than we left, having made lots more friends.
At this point we would like to thank all of you for supporting us and following our adventures. Special thanks to all of our families for letting us do this.
John, Phil & Ev
Glad as we all were to be returning to our loved ones, we could not help but feel we had all be profoundly affected by what we have achieved. We have (with your help) raised a fair amount for EAAA and have managed to get the Botch Mobile round what the organisers call the most challenging roads in Europe.
But that is not all the story think on this 3 big guys thrown together in 1 little car for 8 days all told & Grizz only lost his temper once! We met some lovely people saw some truly amazing scenery and in real terms learned a lot about each other in the process.
Anyway once Phil & John had calmed Grizz’s homicidal instincts, we decided to head in a leisurely way towards Rosslare & the ferry. The normality of the N25 just didn’t appeal though as we soon began to hanker for the freedom of the Irish R roads. We took the Scally route to the Ferry following as many of the minor roads that we could find along the West Cork coast. The geography was far more rolling than the rugged west more like South Wales or Lowland Scotland. But we loved it!
So much could be said about our journey, but it comes down to this: We set out as 3 guys who wanted to have an adventure & raise a bit of money for a cause that is important to us. We found a country that is open, warm & very friendly, that gets more beautiful the more you see of it. More importantly though we arrived home better friends than we left, having made lots more friends.
At this point we would like to thank all of you for supporting us and following our adventures. Special thanks to all of our families for letting us do this.
John, Phil & Ev
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