2004 TOUR OF IRELAND - Ben Oostdam, page 21

June 5: Awake at 06:30, very foggy and early, so back to sleep till 08:30, then the standard huge breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, black pudding, toast, coffee, marmalade, rice-crispies. Also attractive redhead lady who acted like a "mantrap" - till I recalled that on my last museum visit I saw an actual mantrap as used by the British to catch Irish trespassers on their "plantations"...

I then drove out of my way especially to see the intriguing harbor of Killybegs (right), where I arrived at 0954: it rained, and my photographs of trawlers quays and fishmarket were a dead loss...So I took the liberty to use this picture from the fine website of Kathleen and Henry

10:55 Ballybofey (left), cosy, skies clearing, so photograph ok. Since I could not find road to Strabane, I took that to Derry-Letterkenny (on River Swilly) (N13), crossing the "Oily River", watched a soccer game , logging trucks, and even passed "Pluck" on my right.

Then on to Londonderry and Coleraine while anticipating ULSTER with its pounds sterling rather than Euros. Stopped at noon near the Londonderry Country Club where I ate my own crackers and cheese to save time and money.
12:34 very crowded Ballykelly; 13:07 stop at Benone Trailer Park for picture and chat with solitary Chinese cyclist who asked for the shore...told him to continue for a few miles, where I met him again at Downhill Beach. . .zai tian!
13:26 Castle Rock, small village where gliding is practiced.13:47 stop for £16.94 petrol (at least they now use decimal system, so no more shillings and pennies) and £50 in cash.
14:09 lovely Coleraine, where I asked a pedestrian which turn-off to take: he offered to walk along and show me, that's how crowded and slow the traffic was...along the river past the University on A29 approaching to-day's target:
14:35 THE GIANT CAUSEWAY!