After a long morning clearing-up lawns and hedges I took advantage of a nice afternoon to ease the bones and head out for a 30 minute cycle to meet a friend for a relaxing coffee in the Carrigaline Court Hotel. Great not having to worry about parking or so I thought. Came across four bike stands but all occupied! Wow.. maybe that's a good thing in many ways - the times they are a changing!
Wondering why the provision of bike parking was not made a condition of planning when such hotels were being built or extended? Or maybe it was conditioned but they were never provided?! Might have to go somewhere else next time if no handy parking available. Who said 'If you build it they will come'.
Still can't beat the old standby of parking against a public light pole on the street.
Check out these tips to LOCK YOUR BIKE SECURELY to be sure its still there when you return!!
Will be lying low tomorrow - training for another major milestone on Sunday, i.e. the Family Fun Cycle from Passage to Blackrock Castle with my fellow Operation Transportation participant Thomas.
Over and out for now
See how Patrick gets on at the event here and on our:
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