ExplorA8tion Ireland! 5th - 15/16th June 2016

[Architex_mA8tey]

Originally Posted by tintin

Thanks gents for putting in all the effort on this, looks great, and I've started making some of the bookings already - though Mrs Kramer's seems full already (of Americans..) for 6th June, so I'm in next door, which has three more rooms available if anyone else is looking (number is +3532750223, talk to Therese).

Also - do you have a google map of the whole route, as well as just the sections, or did I miss that? Would be handy to have.

Hmm I think the americans you speak of is Mike/Neil - the booking we already made! Mrs Kramer is hard going. . . lol

I dont have a map of the whole route but each map in the drivers handbook can be clicked on to bring up that section of the route. Google maps didnt allow for the accuracy of varying the route as much as we needed to do over the whole number of waypoints and stops. You might be abe to add each of them to a single file on google and then overlay them all as layers?

[HPsauce]

Originally Posted by Architex_mA8tey

Hmm I think the americans you speak of is Mike/Neil - the booking we already made! Mrs Kramer is hard going. . . lol

Aw, she's lovely, though English isn't her first language (nor is it Irish/Gaelic!).

(Neil, check my email to her on the subject of bookings, cc'ed to you and Mike)

[steamship]

Piggy banks totally raided and all accommodation booked (finally), so it looks like I'm definitely doing the trip.

Many thanks to Neil for persevering with this (as I left him in the lurch) and to Mike for stepping into the breach.

[Architex_mA8tey]

Glad you're able to make it Sean, thoroughly looking forward to everyone's company on what should be an amazing holiday. You certainly didn't leave us "in the lurch" in fact if you hadn't reccy-ed the entire journey then we wouldn't have known which bits to include or exclude so a group effort!

[tintin]

Originally Posted by steamship

Piggy banks totally raided and all accommodation booked (finally), so it looks like I'm definitely doing the trip.

Many thanks to Neil for persevering with this (as I left him in the lurch) and to Mike for stepping into the breach.

Yay!!

[pete-p]

I've just booked a trip to Ireland (sadly not for this road trip). Thought I'd mention that today is the last day to get 25% off on Stena Line.

https://www.stenaline.co.uk/25off

[Architex_mA8tey]

Originally Posted by pete-p

I've just booked a trip to Ireland (sadly not for this road trip). Thought I'd mention that today is the last day to get 25% off on Stena Line.

https://www.stenaline.co.uk/25off

Good find! Sadly already booked at a higher price as we needed to go from pembroke dock *sob*

[HPsauce]

I've just been pondering internet access while we're Explora8ing....

It will be useful for all sorts of things, not least keeping track of bookings/reservations a few days ahead.

One option I've considered, to minimise data roaming charges, is a local SIM or one designed for data roaming.
In the latter category it looks like Three, with their "Feel at Home" offer might be a good deal. http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Phones/Feel_At_Home

I'm thinking of taking a spare phone with a £10 1-month mobile internet SIM in it.
See: http://store.three.co.uk/view/search...riff=204510100 (2GB) or the "Data Reward" SIM Pre-loaded with 1GB and valid up to 30 days.

Anyone have any other/better suggestions, especially the locals?