Day sixteen: Gorey to Malahide

Day sixteen began well with the discovery that Des had removed our damp washing from the washing machine and had hung it in front of the fire to dry (after returning from a party late the previous evening). It turned out that in the absence of firelighters he had used a blowtorch to light the fire. He then got up the next morning to make us breakfast.
All ready to go Des thought he had seen the last of us as he waved us goodbye. Unfortunately at this point Stephen's Moulton bike completely fell apart, the skewer holding on the rear wheel breaking. This seemed like a startlingly original way of not having to do any more cycling by Stephen, but Des had other ideas. After trying to use parts from his daughters bike he decided the best plan was for Stephen to use his mountain bike. Stephen was overjoyed that his odyssey was not yet over.
And so we proceeded to the European Club at Brittas Bay, where we were met by the owner, course architect and president (the legendary) Pat Ruddy. The hospitality wa excellent, the golf poor before we cycled on to Malahide to meet our families.

Day sixteen: 75 miles

Total: 1026 miles