The Turas was epic…a true amazing Journey, for me it was physically fantastic but the mental pressure - exhausting! My favourite parts of the Turas had to be with Con Moriarty on Bolus Head, watching the cyclists descend over the cliff face of the most westerly point in Europe looking over The Sceiligs. My rowing colleagues of South Kerry coxing teams from Killmacilogue Harbour to Sneem at Dawn. Cheering on Eoin Keith over Coomsathairn and on top of Mount Brandon and on his 3km swim as his team mate Marcel was attached by the Kerry Gannet!!. Also on top of Faill Ceoil with Con Moriarty, Our Medic Dr Jo and Volunteer Wayne, hanging out over that beautiful cliff face in the Gap of Dunloe. On the zipline with Mike O’Shea across Ballaghbeama, and most of all in the back kitchen with The Lucey of Gougane Barra drinking coffee and eating ham sandwiches at 3am waiting for teams to arrive. Central to all that was the amazing communities in West Cork and South Kerry who welcomed all the athletes and volunteers with much needed food and assistance.

This lot look like the could do with some of that “food and assistance”.

Cheers Valerie!

-Aisling-