Over The Sea to Ireland

Last weekend saw me make my annual jaunt to Northern Ireland for the MZ Riders Club rally at Garrison in Co. Fermanagh. This year I met up with Gareth & Terry at Troon and we caught the ferry and travelled together.

Terry & Gareth in Ballymoney

As neither had been to see the memorial garden for the Dunlop brothers, Joey and Robert, we detoured to Ballymoney where we had a bit of a wander around before heading on. 

Joey Dunlop memorial

There are some more photos of the gardens taken on a previous trip here if you're interested.

Belleek on the Irish border. Note the Euro/Sterling fuel pumps

Mick arriving on 'The Snail', a modern Jawa 250

Peter's Vincent Comet 500

Unlike in previous years, we'd booked a holiday villa for the weekend. Proper beds, no camping or shared bunkhouse accommodation on this trip, and the bikes were under cover in a barn onsite. It made for a nice relaxed change of pace and we're already in negotiations to book the place again for next year.

Lovely BMW K750

Sean's MZ TS250/1

Royal blue and rust

Three MZs, old & new

The rest of the weekend panned out much as expected, and in the evenings we all repaired to the local pub where guitars were produced and a few of the lads kept everyone entertained.

I’ll be going back to Ireland, the Republic this time, in August for more of the same.

Waiting on the ferry