May the road rise to meet you!!!

We found it very difficult to leave the comfort and luxury of the Bantry House B+B this morning. What an amazing experience it was staying in such an incredibly beautiful house, we'd highly recommend staying there as not only is sleeping in such a beautiful and historic house and gardens a great experience but the warm welcome and the hearty breakfast are an experience in itself!!!



Conor in the tunnel into Kerry at the top of the Caha Pass



We eventually hit the road and headed for the Cork-Kerry border, through Glengarriff and up over the Caha pass. Whoever said ''May the road rise to meet you'' has obviously never cycled up over the Caha pass!!!!
Whilst the climb was tough, the incredible scenery and the speedy downhill on the other side made it all the worth while!!

We got a great welcome from the staff of the Park Hotel in Kenmare where we stopped for a spot of lunch. Two smelly boys in Lycra probably wouldn't be the usual clientele for such a luxurious hotel but nonetheless we were given a great welcome!!
After leaving Kenmare, we headed out the road for Sneem. We arrived at the gorgeous Sneem Hotel to a warm reception in the early evening, absolutely shattered after what has been our longest day so far, but despite the sore and tired legs with look back on the day with a sense of pride and achievement.

Finally all the Cycling for CF team would like to say a massive heartfelt thank you to everybody who has donated so far, this evening we passed the €7500 mark!!! Whilst we are delighted to have passed our target we will continue to raise money for the CFAI as they rely completely on fundraising such as this.....so please keep spreading the word!!!

We'll rest well tonight, looking forward to our spin out to Valentia Island tomorrow.