Do I need rain pants? Ireland in June....

[salsabike]

Yep! I LOVE my Rapha tights--both tights and chamois. Been wearing the tights all winter this year; wore the shorts all last summer. They're damn expensive, but seriously worth it for me. And they now have regular (non-bib) tights. For the 6-7 hour tandem rides we do, in rain and temps in the 40s, they work really well. We live on windbreak layers and wool.
The only things I want to keep as dry as possible--my feet and hands.

[salsabike]

Az, what kind of daily mileage range?

[Catrin]

Self-guided cycling tour in Ireland in mid-summer? Sounds just wonderful to me! I can't advise on your rain gear (though it sounds like a good idea to me given their climate), but I wanted to wish you the very best. How exciting! Looking forward to hearing all about it

[azfiddle]

I think most days will be 24-40 miles- not that much. It's a little complicated because we are trying to mesh with traditional music sessions as well ....

Here's' the tentative itinerary:
Day 1 looks like about 40 km from Ennis to Kilkee,
Day 2 only - about 30 km to Miltown Malbay but we can do some extra sightseeing.
Day 3- not sure- a loop ride exploring somewhere around Miltown Malbay or maybe up to the Cliffs or Moher or???/
Day 4 only about 27 km to Lisdoonvarna
Day 5- sightseeing from Lisdoonvarna - maybe we can do a longer loop somewhere
Day 6 Lisdoonvarna to Galway- about 90 km
Day 7 - day off in Galway
Day 8 About 60 km- Galway to Feakle
Day 9 Riding around East Clare somewhere- hopefully a longer ride that day
Day 10- Riding from Feakle back to Ennis- only about 30 km

Better than renting a car .....

[salsabike]

Oh, that sounds great! And plenty of time to dry off between rides...

[azfiddle]

I know we'll find sessions in Ennis, Miltown Malbay, Lisdoonvarna, Galway and Feakle. The nice thing is we won't have to carry much- the company transports our luggage and instruments!

[salsabike]

Lovely. That trip sounds delightful, combining two of your big sources of pleasure. I'll be very interested to hear about it afterwards.