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Date: 10-11th July 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 111 kilometres from Clogherhead to Dublin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Dublin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Red Cow Park-n-Ride, \u20ac4 no services. N53.31600, W06.36820<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 35 days @ \u20ac75 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spend two nights in Clogherhead, the first very quiet the second not so. Our first evening is spent watching the seals bob up here then there. It was very entertaining. There is no pub here unfortunately but there are some excellent reviews of the seafood chowder from the Fisherman\u2019s Co-Op.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So it\u2019s the chowder and chips for dinner. The chowder was excellent home style. I thought the chips were the best I\u2019ve had in Ireland, not that we have chips that often. Pam has some maintenance issues to attend to so we drive into nearby Drogheda. We have a wedding to attend in Santorini in a few days and the mother of the groom doesn\u2019t want to appear as though she has been living in a camper-car for 5 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No point driving into Dublin mid-afternoon so we pop back to Clogherhead for another night. It\u2019s a warm evening and cars are coming and going down to the quay till late, just after mid-night two of the fishing boats load up and head for open water waking us again. It\u2019s free here and some disturbance occasionally is part of wild camping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The morning lobster harvest. The fisherman tell us all the lobster and razor clam they can harvest are on there way to China within a couple of hours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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So we say goodbye to Clogherhead and drive south for Dublin. Making a quick stop at the Blue long term parking at Dublin airport (we plan to leave the Hymer there for a week whilst we fly to Santorini) to check how it looks for security. After some delay due to traffic on the ring road we park at the Red Cow P&R.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Map of Dublin, icon indicates Red Cow P&R<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most of the free stops on our data-base for Dublin have some bad reviews, particularly recently as it is high season. Our friends Ian and Jo stayed at the Red Cow last year and recommended it. Parking at Red Cow and a day ticket (for two persons) on the Luas light rail is \u20ac14.50. The trip to central Dublin takes about 30 minutes and a tram leaves every 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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