title A Bike Ride to Mulranny, County Mayo, Ireland - 9th August 2017 intro We embark upon a 16-mile bike ride from Achill along the "Greenway" - a converted narrow-guage railway line that runs to Mulranny, our destination, and beyond. After we get back to the bike shop, the dude is a little surprised that Isobel's bike seems to not quite the same one she left with. Indeed, it turns out that for the return journey, Isobel was on a bike which wasn't just a different colour, but which was also a man's bike with a high crossbar and everything. Luckily, the bike-shop guy didn't seem to be bothered and told Isobel that only one family was at this point unaccounted for. That'll be the one still in Mulranny refusing to ride a "girl's" bike. imgc7537 The boys spend an hour playing with their connectors imgc7538 A view over Achill Sound imgc7539 Fred tests out a bike in the hire shop imgc7540 We set off down the Greenway imgc7541 A derelict Massey-Ferguson 135 tractor imgc7543 Fred and Isobel on the Greenway imgc7545 The first stop for a drink and a snack imgc7546 A gorgeous view towards the mountains imgc7548 Harry tries to climb the sign imgc7549 Isobel pokes around imgc7551 Fred on his bike imgc7552 Another picturesque view imgc7555 A derelict cottage near Tonragee imgc7558 Harry near his "transport pod" imgc7561 A new bridge spans a collapsed railway bridge imgc7562 A derelict digger imgc7566 Fred and Isobel, back on the bike track imgc7572 We ride through the woods near Mulranny imgc7574 The boys climb a tree imgc7575 A plaque commemorates the 2012 Greenway opening imgc7576 More cyclists pass by imgc7578 More hanging around imgc7583 Isobel chats to some other riders imgc7585 The old Mulranny railway station imgc7586 A water tower for the steam trains imgc7587 The boys eat ice cream in Mulranny imgc7588 A view out to sea imgc7591 The gang, with Mulranny Bay in the background imgc7594 Isobel chats to the riders from the woods imgc7595 A Mulranny shop and petrol station imgc7597 Fred rides a bicycle sculpture imgc7603 Random cyclist with a basket full of flowers imgc7605 Isobel looks out imgc7610 Sheep in a field imgc7614 Riding up the only hill in the whole 16 miles imgc7618 We have a well-earned drink at the Achill Hotel imgc7620 Stained glass and vintage tankards imgc7621 A Maigh Eo GAA flag imgc7622 A large wall urinal in the bogs imgc7623 An interestin thing on the wooden floor imgc7625 We wander past the derelict-looking "Lounge Bar" imgc7627 Harry's got a home-made hat on