New Ross 13-Aug-2006
| For the Dublin folks, it all started at 11.40 with an alarm ring in my ear, I turn over to see the time. Quickly shouted ummm the F word a few times and ran out the door with my jeans half on to meet the team!! Phew made it, lads looking perplexed to why I'm rushing but its quickly followed by grief for driving with the hood up!!! grrrr I was still asleep people!! | ||||
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Anyhoo we started on our journey at about 12.15 and mysteriously after 5 mins, Pat vanished!! Shouted something like she thinks I've gone to the shops!! So Pat disappeared and the run started on the mouth of the M50, silver, yellow, (horrible shiny redx2), black and yes Im not jealous that your cars were so clean!! hehe and the General of the group MR2. |
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| We quickly progressed down the M50, within the speed limit of course!!! All tops down and as we exited the motorway, John co pilot of one the horrible shiny red ones pulls out a gynormous camera lens, nearly hit me in the face!!! quickly followed by cleaning teeth and brushing hair so my best side is out!!!! Photos were taken and on we went towards blessington. Fairly slow going because of some MF who was preforming a crimnal act of lack of progression grrrrrrrrrrrr So we pulled off onto backroads, and we looked up and saw a crack of blue sky!! Was this going to turn out to be a nice day whooo hooo (only time would tell) | ||||
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| Meanwhile, back at the tabernacle... our cohorts from the south and southwest were having some scary fun laying down some rubber along the Vee | ||||
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| After a good while we were pulling in and stopping quite a bit due to unforseen cirumstances, Colm wanted to go for a hit and Miss and all the talk of it made the other men of the group want to go too, or maybe it was to help Colm? Who knows ;o) ok it was to help Colm!!, So we stopped once at a field which was inappropriate due to electric fences!! how in considerate, but the building pain in the lads faces was funny hehe!! | ||||
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| We stopped again to be greeted by mooo cows, the conversation was top notch, moo mooo, moooooooo and I realised this was the MX5 club back to nature part 2. Talk with the animals!! hmmm I seem to find it amusing to talk in there language, but this must have made the cows angry cause they got closer to us, still in the field of course but getting closer and one with wonky eyes didnt look to pleased. Isnt that right nicola ( mad cow diease was the prognosis!!!) So the lads vanished after another stop to help each other get inspiration to drain the old bladder. | ||||
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| After we all got back in, I was rocking out to Bon jovi at this point arms waving like a lunatic. I hope the group found it funny cause umm thinking back maybe i do need a white coat!. We made our way to the Wicklow gap, looking beautiful as always, sun starting to get really hot now, and proceed to Laragh. Twisting the car back and fourth around bends!! I was looking at everyones arse, and fine arses they are too people!! it was all fun. Rathdrum flew by, umm we were in Rathdrum shit that was fast!! and into aughrim. Peoples jaws dropping as our Mx5s thunder through hehe and on we went to Carnew. Very nice area, and the roads I think could only be found with the help of Ivan's map skills cause I didnt have a clue where the hell we were or where we were going. Thank god I didnt need a map!!! | ||||
| We continued on our merry way, and suddenly we're on the border of Wexford!!! holy molely we were in Wexford and following General Ivan, we steadily made our way to New Ross. Where I was surprised to see the rest of the club there!!!! It was soo cool to se everyone there, some new faces and old faces. We stopped checked out each others motors, and bits and pieces discussed about what needs to be bought and how maxed everyones credit cards were. eeeeeeeeeeeeek keep it away, bad ebay bad ebay okok only a small look!!!. | ||||
| While we were chatting an Rx7 decided to pull in and sorta umm look at us, as if we were a zoo or something. He then decides to show muscle and leave his dust mark in our little car park. wow he was soo cool, man I wish I could be him some day!!! | ||||
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| Right at this point, Im screaming food and alot of people feel the same after long drives from all over bottom of Eire. We all climb in our hot rods, even the shiny red ones ;o)!!! and go to a near by health resort and spa ooooooo The MX5 club go to afternoon tea oooooo how posh!!! So we get in and told theres only sambos, well at this point the table looks pretty good so we order our food. hmmm time ticks by and by and by. im startin to wonder how long it takes to put two peices of bread together!!! 45 mins later we get our (huge) sambos. Man they were soo yummy and filling that I think Mc Donalds would be more filling.!!! | ||||
| Ok this is where I branch into the MX5s first movie role, MX5 club versus the killer wasps!!! Five brave soles entered the last table near the window not knowing that the killer wasps were waiting to pounce!!! Fergus, Dave, Feargal, Mark and me sat brave faced secretly wanting to umm get out of there but we're hard men grrrrrrr. | ||||
| The lounge girl comes over with some more sambos umm another 15 mins after the others and decides to kill a killer wasp, knowing that this would make them angry. When the wasps came looking for their mate and brother wasp. We knew this was a bad idea, so the wasp fighters got the hell out of dodge as soon as we could, as they became vicious with nose dive attacks on us. We managed to chop fight our way out with some nimble dodging foot work from Nicola and the laid back attitude of John, Colm, Frank, Dave, Mark and Ivan was commendable. Feargal and I well we did what had to be done. Decide to pay for our bill hehe. We all went up together and watched in amusement, at the bar staff trying to work the cashier!!! woo hoo was this a relaxing hotel with spa, or was the sign actually calling us dumbasses because the sambos cost an amazing 7 euro!!! come back obriens all is forgiven.!!!!! | ||||
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| We all left bemused at what had just happened in the hotel but quickly left our thoughts because there below us were all our 5's lined up and standing proud. Our professional photographer Anto wanted lots of shots, so we rumbled into life and drove down the best driveway I have ever been on!! It was soo fuun and I hope Anto got some great shots!! I think we all want to see them!! | ||||
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| Well at this stage of the game it was already nearly 6 so the Dublin team said goodbye and started on the road home.!!!! Hehe more twisty roads thanks to Ivan. We came across a tractor which blocked the whole road, and the best idea was to catapult over it because he wasnt movin over, thanks mister farmer!!! We all eventually got around it and flew off. On our way further down the road we found a petrol gargage in the middle of umm fields so people put some juice in their thirsty fives and well some other items, yes a huge bag of dog food!!!!!! Yep your local garage in the middle of no where sells huge bags of dog food.!!!! | ||||
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| So on we went, and came across the entrance to a beautiful part of Ireland known only as Gorey, it was a proud moment and Colm in his yellow 5 recognised this moment of being allowed into Gorey, by giving the owner of the town in his 5 a friendly flash of his lights. It was a proud moment, but then the tail back began. I told everyone that the inlaws were in by shouting at each of them but didnt believe me.!!! So Ivan found this amazing road through housing estates through drive ways and out the back of farm yards to get us round it. Woo hoo, back on full steam ahead and dusk is approaching. We all scurried back to where we started. Feargal left first, and the rest of us went on to our original starting point. Colm in his yellow 5 stayed on the the m50. Ivan went home and said bye by txt and 3 weary 5 owners drove back to the original travel lodge. Nicola and john gave their regards, and left for home while Frank and me, gave the friendly nod and good bye of people who have shared a great adventure. Its now 9.15 pm getting really dark now. | ||||
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| The final chapter ends with the 3 splitting up to go our separate ways, weary and happy at the days excursions. What a day and for me well I got home having to go to work at midnight, looked in the mirror and notice my face was as bright as a tomatoe except for the strip of lines going around my eyes!!! woo hoo yes I got burnt again. Thanks to everyone for the beautiful day. I try to get some kip before work but the day of bends, swings and cows come into my mind and I think of when I can do 380 km again. | ||||
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| What a day and what an adventure.......................... till the next time. | ||||