The day began with the intrepid team cycling from Malahide to Portmarnock before breakfast. This turned out to be a bit further than we thought and nobody there knew anything about what we we doing. They let us play our hole (the 14th) which we played almost like proper golfers.
We returned to Malahide for breakfast and tearful farewells with families before departing.
Dissapointingly the next course we were heading for was only a good 3 iron from Malahide in a straight line (not one of our 3 iron shots then), but that was across a bit of the sea. So we had to cycle the long way round (about 10 miles) to get to the Island Golf Club. Golf and a bit of lunch there before heading on. Stephen now had a commanding lead in the golf he would do well to lose.
We left for Baltray, which we took a rather roundabout route to get to, but the welcome was well worth it. After playing their first hole they treated us to an excellent meal although, not surprisingly, they didn't let us anywhere near the Lady Presidents lunch.
With a detailed hand drawn map from the pro off we went again, spirits high as we would be arriving home tomorrow.
Realising we still had a fair distance to go to get to Warrenpoint by dark, it was heads down as we passed Dundalk and across the border to Newry. Downhill into Newry and completely flat to Warrenpoint helped considering it was just short of 100 miles for the day. The captain of Warrenpoint golf club bought us a drink in the bar (our celebrity status having spread far and wide). A pint of Guinness and a gravy chip later we went to bed.
Today: 98 miles
Total: 1124 miles
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