1 Irish Photo Rally 2013 Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:32 pm
Comberjohn
Life time member
This came from a suggestion from Tom Foley and I thought that some might find it interesting to start a thread and update it from time to time. Let's everyone see a bit of each others country.
The idea is to travel to 24 different points of interest around Ireland and take a photograph of said item of interest and include your bike.
There's no prizes, just a certificate to say that you've done it with special commendations for the better photographic efforts.
For more detailed info look at Irish Photo Rally
After all, we have all gone for a run for lesser reasons than this.
Here are my first two photos. Covered 200 miles today on terrific bendy roads with excellent weather.
What more could you ask for?
The more observant of you will notice that the fairing is back on. Fed up being cold!
Sorry Will, keeping those handlebar risers after all.
Belturbet railway station. Closed in 1959 and restored by a local group.
Only in Ireland!
This unusual monument is called the 'Border Buster' and is on the North/South border in what used to be known as 'bandit country'.
You didn't hang around here 20 odd years ago.
The British Army used to dig up or block the back, or unapproved, roads between the North and South to try and prevent terrorists from easy movement.
Local farmers then had to drive 10-15 miles to attend to their livestock even if they were only a few fields away.
Many of the locals used to get together and reopen these back roads using machinery such as this.
After peace broke out, this digger lay in a ditch for about 10 years until some locals decided to set it up as a reminder of those times.
Today, its just a lovely, quiet spot on the road.
The idea is to travel to 24 different points of interest around Ireland and take a photograph of said item of interest and include your bike.
There's no prizes, just a certificate to say that you've done it with special commendations for the better photographic efforts.
For more detailed info look at Irish Photo Rally
After all, we have all gone for a run for lesser reasons than this.
Here are my first two photos. Covered 200 miles today on terrific bendy roads with excellent weather.
What more could you ask for?
The more observant of you will notice that the fairing is back on. Fed up being cold!
Sorry Will, keeping those handlebar risers after all.
Belturbet railway station. Closed in 1959 and restored by a local group.
Only in Ireland!
This unusual monument is called the 'Border Buster' and is on the North/South border in what used to be known as 'bandit country'.
You didn't hang around here 20 odd years ago.
The British Army used to dig up or block the back, or unapproved, roads between the North and South to try and prevent terrorists from easy movement.
Local farmers then had to drive 10-15 miles to attend to their livestock even if they were only a few fields away.
Many of the locals used to get together and reopen these back roads using machinery such as this.
After peace broke out, this digger lay in a ditch for about 10 years until some locals decided to set it up as a reminder of those times.
Today, its just a lovely, quiet spot on the road.
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