Tuesday 16 May
Chores done, this morning was build-a-bike (or two) time, and off they went to Saul Church – said to have been founded by St Patrick, and the birthplace of Irish Christianity. It’s a beautiful, peaceful place high on a hillside, a fairly tough ride for legs out of practice, but lovely rolling countryside and then a long downhill freewheel into Downpatrick. They found a good lunch in a nice café, a helpful deli/grocer/fishmonger, and Asda supplied the remaining items on the provisioning list. They opted for the lower, flatter main road home, and were glad to find it still a mainly country route, with little traffic.