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RTT08 Update. - Guest - 07-02-2008
Somebody must have posted this already, but I need an address for the hostel/pub where we're staying? I'm likely to be travelling overnight, 2am boat out of Fishguard friday into saturday 'cos I'm a night person, and it takes a while to adjust the body clock. I don't want to just ride around Kerry shouting "DORREN!" until somebody takes pity on me, or the Garda pull me over for a "wee chat"......again..... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif[/img] .....and I only got her e-mail address, and <i>they</i> ain't marked on my road atlas.....
RTT08 Update. - TonyDevil - 07-02-2008
<!--quoteo(post=68975:date=Tue 29th Jan 2008, 06:47 PM:name=big dave)-->QUOTE(big dave @ Tue 29th Jan 2008, 06:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Tony
make sure you're wearing a carnation, I might not recognise the new you. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] maybe not, but you'll recognise the same dirty ol' mk1 [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]
RTT08 Update. - catsbum - 07-02-2008
Postcode anyone?
RTT08 Update. - davida - 07-02-2008
Ferry booked from Fishguard out 1130 on 5th back 1500 on 21st. Got the discount via the MCN Link. I am pootling around for a bit before a GS weekend 18th to 20th in Tipperary. Can't wait! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
RTT08 Update. - wicklamulla - 07-02-2008
<!--quoteo(post=69966:date=Thu 7th Feb 2008, 02:23 PM:name=CatsBum)-->QUOTE(CatsBum @ Thu 7th Feb 2008, 02:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Postcode anyone?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
we no have post codes in the Repubic Cats.
RTT08 Update. - chrislarkin - 07-02-2008
<!--quoteo(post=69963:date=Thu 7th Feb 2008, 01:16 PM:name=Negwedar)-->QUOTE(Negwedar @ Thu 7th Feb 2008, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Somebody must have posted this already, but I need an address for the hostel/pub where we're staying? I'm likely to be travelling overnight, 2am boat out of Fishguard friday into saturday 'cos I'm a night person, and it takes a while to adjust the body clock. I don't want to just ride around Kerry shouting "DORREN!" until somebody takes pity on me, or the Garda pull me over for a "wee chat"......again..... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif[/img] .....and I only got her e-mail address, and <i>they</i> ain't marked on my road atlas.....<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In rural Kerry we don't do postcodes or streets or numbers! Everybody knows where everybody else lives. But in case you can't find a native at 2am in the morning the hostel is at Maurice Fitz's pub in Castlegregory. I can give my home number in case there is a problem if anybody wants to pm me for it.
I imagine everybody will arrive either via Cork or Limerick (these will be marked from the ports). Tralee, the nearest town, is signed from both of these cities. From Tralee follow signs for An Dangean (Dingle) on the N86. After about 10 miles there is a fork in the road where both are marked to An Dangean - take the right hand fork marked via Conor Pass and continue another 6 miles where you will find a turn to the right marked Castlegregory. Take this and drive through the village (don't turn right or left) and at the end there is a crossroads with a small green opposite. Fitzgerald's pub and the hostel are at the left hand corner of the crossroads.
I'll try and work out a way to put up a map.
RTT08 Update. - catsbum - 07-02-2008
<!--quoteo(post=70007:date=Thu 7th Feb 2008, 08:00 PM:name=wicklamulla)-->QUOTE(wicklamulla @ Thu 7th Feb 2008, 08:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->we no have post codes in the Repubic Cats.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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RTT08 Update. - Guest - 08-02-2008
<!--quoteo(post=70019:date=Thu 7th Feb 2008, 08:54 PM:name=TeDeum)-->QUOTE(TeDeum @ Thu 7th Feb 2008, 08:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Maurice Fitz's pub in Castlegregory.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Cheers mate, that's all I needed. The boat leaves <i>Wales</i> at 2 am, into Rosslare 4.30ish I think, so with a couple of sustenance breaks and a bit of getting lost etc I guess it will be well past holy hour by the time I arrive.......jeez man even <i><b>I </b></i> wouldn't pitch up to the place at 2 am.....................................probably [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img]
Do they still have holy hour?......and the angelus on the telly?...........last time I was down that far I thought I was lost 'cos I went through the same village about a dozen times, turned out it was gaelic for lay-by. Am I an eejit or what? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]
RTT08 Update. - stu - 08-02-2008
<!--quoteo(post=70019:date=Thu 7th Feb 2008, 08:54 PM:name=TeDeum)-->QUOTE(TeDeum @ Thu 7th Feb 2008, 08:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Fitzgerald's pub and the hostel are at the left hand corner of the crossroads.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is this it?
http://homepage.eircom.net/~castlegregory/page34.html
RTT08 Update. - catsbum - 08-02-2008
Stu, well done However, Let's hope ChrisG does not see that Ice cream or he'll be in the A&E at Limerick for the week
I found the Place on my 'new' SatNav. So Im set up now [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/good.gif[/img]
RTT08 Update. - chrislarkin - 08-02-2008
<!--quoteo(post=70056:date=Fri 8th Feb 2008, 01:33 PM:name=stu)-->QUOTE(stu @ Fri 8th Feb 2008, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Is this it?
http://homepage.eircom.net/~castlegregory/page34.html<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You got it.
RTT08 Update. - ChrisG - 09-02-2008
<!--quoteo(post=70087:date=Fri 8th Feb 2008, 06:27 PM:name=CatsBum)-->QUOTE(CatsBum @ Fri 8th Feb 2008, 06:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Stu, well done However, Let's hope ChrisG does not see that Ice cream or he'll be in the A&E at Limerick for the week<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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RTT08 Update. - chrislarkin - 15-02-2008
I have the radio on all day in the workshop and yesterday there was a discussion on the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) where it was recommended that travellers within the EU get one of these as they automatically entitle you to treatment in the public health systems (GPs and hospitals) within the EU for free or at reduced cost. It might be worth getting one of these in case you were unlucky enough to need any treatment while on the RTT or anywhere in Europe as it works in all EU countries as well as Norway and Switzerland. The EHIC is free and UK residents can find info about how to get one here.
RTT08 Update. - ChrisG - 15-02-2008
That's what replaced the old E101 (I thnk that was wha it was called). Well worth doing and it's valid for ages, must have had mine at least a couple of years and it doesn't expire until 2010
RTT08 Update. - TonyDevil - 15-02-2008
it replaced the E111 NHS health form
in German establishments you'll need to pay a â¬10 'admin' charge [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
RTT08 Update. - catsbum - 16-02-2008
Will this form cover alcohol poisoning?
RTT08 Update. - zardoz - 16-02-2008
TOURISTS GUIDE TO DRIVING IN IRELAND!
1. Indicators will give away your next move. A confident Irish driver avoids using them.
2. Under no circumstance should you maintain a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, because somebody else will fill in the space, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
3. The faster you drive through a red light, the less chance you have of getting hit.
4. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork, especially with WW, MO or MH plates. With no insurance, the other driver probably has nothing to lose.
5. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a vigorous, foot massage as the brake pedal violently pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to strengthen your leg muscles.
6. Never pass on the right when you can pass on the left. It's a good way to prepare other drivers for entering the motorway.
7. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a suggestion and are not enforceable in Ireland during rush hour.
8. Always brake and rub your neck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tyre. This is seen as a sign of respect for the victim.
9. Learn to swerve abruptly without signalling. Ireland is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to the Department of Public Works, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them alert!
10. It is tradition in Ireland to honk your horn at cars in front of you that do not move three milliseconds after the light turns green.
11. To avoid injury in the event of a collision or rollover, it is important to exit your vehicle through the windscreen right away. Wearing your seat belt will only impede your hi-velocity escape from danger.
12. Remember that the goal of every Irish driver is to get ahead of the pack by whatever means necessary.
13. WARNING! Never come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and it will result in you being rear-ended
RTT08 Update. - ChrisG - 16-02-2008
<!--quoteo(post=71019:date=Sat 16th Feb 2008, 02:29 PM:name=danceswithmopeds)-->QUOTE(danceswithmopeds @ Sat 16th Feb 2008, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->TOURISTS GUIDE TO DRIVING IN IRELAND!<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sound like driving around the south of England has got me well prepared then [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
Last time I was in Ireland I discovered that Irish lorry drivers are the most polite drivers I've ever come across. I even had one comming the other way pull over on the shoulder to give me space to overtake the landrover in front me.
RTT08 Update. - TonyDevil - 17-02-2008
<!--quoteo(post=70992:date=Sat 16th Feb 2008, 07:31 AM:name=CatsBum)-->QUOTE(CatsBum @ Sat 16th Feb 2008, 07:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Will this form cover alcohol poisoning?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
yes, but not injuries sustained falling over/down/thru something whilst drunk [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif[/img]
RTT08 Update. - zardoz - 17-02-2008
U.D.I.s (unidentified drinking injuries)