Day 22

We got up this morning at 5.30 a.m. to be on the water for 7 a.m. In contrast to the last few days there was very little breeze and the seas were calm. We made great progress crossing Donegal Bay covering the 21 miles in 4 hours and 45 minutes (amazing how quickly Derek can paddle when Waterford are playing a match at 4!). We pulled into Trabane beach just short of Rossan Point for lunch. We spent an hour there, continued on around Rossan Point and landed in Glencolmkille at approx 3 p.m. We got dressed, organised a place to pitch the tent and headed to the local pub to watch the Waterford Cork game. After much nail biting Derek was delighted with the victory and as a result bought myself and Tony dinner afterwards in the local restaurant (joke!). We stocked up with supplies in the grocery shop and are now heading back to the campsite to settle in for the night. The plan is to be up again in the morinng at 5.30 a.m. to try and get on the water for 7, again to make as much progress north as possible. Forecast for tomorrow is mixed so we will have to see what happens in the morning. In total 30 miles today and 6 hours 28 minutes paddling. Up the Deise!