Scenic drives in Ireland

ChikiChiki

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I’m in the Dublin area where I think it might be a bit harder to find deserted places and I’m in the immunocompromised group so I’m a bit wary for exiting the car!

Probably a bit late but Wicklow Mountains. Just drive, take random roads and adventure. So much vastness and wilderness.

It is spectacular in places.

For somewhere a stones throw away from the chaos of Dublin, you could be a world away.

Macdarack

Road from kilorglin to Cahersiveen beside dingle sound, Co kerry. Class

Rows Grower

Tell me how wrote: »

Apart from to get fuel of course, and use a rest room and sure, maybe if that fuel station has a seated area, we could have a coffee there. And it would be rude to not have a quick chat with anyone we meet while doing this. Sure what is the harm. And if the neighbors see us going off for a few hours every day, well it's their fault if they do the same thing isn't it.

I'm going to hazard a guess you don't drive or chat with random strangers or influence your neighbors.

SeaFields

Macdarack wrote: »

Road from kilorglin to Cahersiveen beside dingle sound, Co kerry. Class

It's called mountain stage. The name relates to the old railway line that's just above the road. Actually if someone wanted a good walk - with good social distance! - you can walk that entire route along the old railway. Again spectacular and deserted.

cnocbui

Rows Grower wrote: »

Say's the lad who thinks he's a working class hero, and berates people who would like to go for a spin on their own in their own car, somewhere nice and scenic and not leave their car.

I live in countryside, genius. I could drive over most of the non urban parts of this country, stop the car, get out and go for a walk, and never get with 5m of another person, by picking my spots, I'd likely not even see any.

I don't share your position that people in cities should stay couped up, solely to send a message to the droves of thickos who are unlikely to even detect the message anyway.

Social distancing is perfectly adequate and a nice scenic drive in the country is a solitary exercise devoid of any infection spreading risk.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Gynoid wrote: »

[IMG]I know it is a long oul way Obvious, but ye could start early pack a picnic or two and go home late. Banba's Crown at the tippy top of the country (Malin Head), you can drive straight up to it and just step out by the tower for the air, and if you look down to your left there is Ballyhillin Beach which is made up of semi precious stones (SSSShhh don't tell anyone! ). It is a small beach, not far to walk onto it, and the sound the sea makes rustling the pebbles is other worldly. If you go to Banba's crown travel via the windy roads and take some of the coastal diversions, really it is all gorgeous. A diversion on the way back to Glenveagh National Park is worth it. I could not believe how gorgeous it is. Maybe it is time to borrow a camper van? [/img]

Gorgeous photo!

Interesting you should ask about campervans. Two spaces over from us in our parking garage is the most fabulous, grotty old Volkswagen camper. Check this baby out:

Rows Grower

cnocbui wrote: »

I live in countryside, genius. I could drive over most of the non urban parts of this country, stop the car, get out and go for a walk, and never get with 5m of another person, by picking my spots, I'd likely not even see any.

I don't share your position that people in cities should stay couped up, solely to send a message to the droves of thickos who are unlikely to even detect the message anyway.

Social distancing is perfectly adequate and a nice scenic drive in the country is a solitary exercise devoid of any infection spreading risk.

I think you've quoted the wrong post there.

Thelonious Monk

Me and gf drove to Killiney beach yesterday and I never saw so many cars parked there. Made me uneasy so we went home. This going for a drive and a walk thing needs to be discouraged, I'm done with it anyway.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Me and gf drove to Killiney beach yesterday and I never saw so many cars parked there. Made me uneasy so we went home. This going for a drive and a walk thing needs to be discouraged, I'm done with it anyway.

I was up on the Vico Road yesterday and couldn’t believe how many people were on the beaches below.

biko

The road from Keel to Keem Bay

Thelonious Monk

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I was up on the Vico Road yesterday and couldn’t believe how many people were on the beaches below.

Same, and nearly every car illegally parked on double yellows. The trails down to the beach are very tight and people would be in close contact. This is why all this needs to be discouraged.

mynamejeff

Id stay out of the sally gap , I was up there yesterday and it was like a bankholiday weekend in augest . cars couldn't move up or down

keano_afc

We took a spin around the Dublin mountains yesterday. in Glencree there's a German graveyard which is worth stopping at. Just past that as you head to Enniskerry, there are a couple of nice scenic walks.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/glencree-german-war-cemetery

whisky_galore

Tell me how wrote: »

Apart from to get fuel of course, and use a rest room and sure, maybe if that fuel station has a seated area, we could have a coffee there. And it would be rude to not have a quick chat with anyone we meet while doing this. Sure what is the harm. And if the neighbors see us going off for a few hours every day, well it's their fault if they do the same thing isn't it.

Rest room? Lol.

I take a sh1te inside the ditch.

Tell me how

whisky_galore wrote: »

Rest room? Lol.

I take a sh1te inside the ditch.

I believe that.

Tell me how

A reminder that Italians initially treated calls to isolate as an opportunity to relax and go out and about and socialise, and are paying the price for that.

Would people not exercise a bit of cop on and stay at home for a period.

Alun

Tell me how wrote: »

A reminder that Italians initially treated calls to isolate as an opportunity to relax and go out and about and socialise, and are paying the price for that.

Would people not exercise a bit of cop on and stay at home for a period.

It's 100% possible to go out of your house and not come within several 100's of meters if not kilometres of a living soul if you try hard enough, as others have pointed out already.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

biko wrote: »

The road from Keel to Keem Bay

That drive is terrifying! :eek:

Thelonious Monk

Alun wrote: »

It's 100% possible to go out of your house and not come within several 100's of meters if not kilometres of a living soul if you try hard enough, as others have pointed out already.

Right but the more people going out means the chances of contact with others increases. If everyone was going out there would be more contact, end of story.

MJohnston

mynamejeff wrote: »

Id stay out of the sally gap , I was up there yesterday and it was like a bankholiday weekend in augest . cars couldn't move up or down

It was a ****ing disaster thanks to all the idiots deciding to park on a road barely wide enough for 1 car, never mind 2.

And then hordes of idiots not realising that if the way ahead is completely jammed, them preventing cars going the other way from passing was only going to make the situation worse.

Tell me how

Alun wrote: »

It's 100% possible to go out of your house and not come within several 100's of meters if not kilometres of a living soul if you try hard enough, as others have pointed out already.

See above, others have pointed out that everyone seems to be taking the same approach and thus leading to crowded spaces. Have had one poster suggesting people get out of their car and visit a tourist site ffs.

whisky_galore

Tell me how wrote: »

I believe that.

Enjoy your "rest room", have a nice rest in it.

Thelonious Monk

whisky_galore wrote: »

Enjoy your "rest room", have a nice rest in it.

Rest room means toilet

Alun

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Rest room means toilet

Here in Ireland, toilet means toilet.

hurikane

mynamejeff wrote: »

Id stay out of the sally gap , I was up there yesterday and it was like a bankholiday weekend in augest . cars couldn't move up or down

Can people not piss off and stay where they are? A lot of people not talking this seriously enough.

Cars everywhere all around scenic locations. I had to bring a family member to hospital yesterday and you’d swear people were on there holidays.

Also some people on bikes got on my nerves yesterday. I live at the top of a hill on the road, there were groups of people on bikes huffing and puffing their way up the hill, no doubt the people behind were inhaling what was coming out of the guys ahead. Also while working in the garden witnessed two people spitting on the road.

As for the hospital when I pulled up outside, a little scrote did a lap of the revolving door and spat on the ground outside the entrance.

nthclare

Tell me how wrote: »

See above, others have pointed out that everyone seems to be taking the same approach and thus leading to crowded spaces. Have had one poster suggesting people get out of their car and visit a tourist site ffs.

All tourist sites are shut, as of 5pm last week shut all their sites down.

Tell me how

nthclare wrote: »

All tourist sites are shut, as of 5pm last week shut all their sites down.

Exhibit A

keano_afc wrote: »

We took a spin around the Dublin mountains yesterday. in Glencree there's a German graveyard which is worth stopping at. Just past that as you head to Enniskerry, there are a couple of nice scenic walks.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/glencree-german-war-cemetery

cnocbui

Tell me how wrote: »

See above, others have pointed out that everyone seems to be taking the same approach and thus leading to crowded spaces. Have had one poster suggesting people get out of their car and visit a tourist site ffs.

I went shopping yesterday. Social distancing was in force at the checkout in Tesco. There were people in the shops and car parks. Going for a drive in the country and getting out of your car at a lookout car park when no one else is close to the car, presents no risk whatsoever, and at least a couple of orders of magnitude than going shopping.

I went for a long walk on Sunday, the end point of which was just such a look out. There were 5 cars there. Some cars were empty, their occupants nowhere in sight and some had people sat in them eating their lunch and chatting. I was the only person not in a car within hundreds of metres. No one there stood any chance whatsoever of either catching the virus or passing it on. In 90 odd minutes of walking, I encountered only one other person, and passed them with a separation of at least 4m. Again, no chance whatsoever of virus transmission.

Here's coming up to the car park in question:



Who am I going to exchange viruses with?

Some people really need to get a sense of proportion and a grip. We are not talking New Grange or heavily trafficked tourist sites here.

Thelonious Monk

That's just you though cnocbui, if more and more people are out, more contact will happen.

Tell me how

cnocbui wrote: »

I went shopping yesterday. Social distancing was in force at the checkout in Tesco. There were people in the shops and car parks. Going for a drive in the country and getting out of your car at a lookout car park when no one else is close to the car, presents no risk whatsoever, and at least a couple of orders of magnitude than going shopping.

I went for a long walk on Sunday, the end point of which was just such a look out. There were 5 cars there. Some cars were empty, their occupants nowhere in sight and some had people sat in them eating their lunch and chatting. I was the only person not in a car within hundreds of metres. No one there stood any chance whatsoever of either catching the virus or passing it on. In 90 odd minutes of walking, I encountered only one other person, and passed them with a separation of at least 4m. Again, no chance whatsoever of virus transmission.

Here's coming up to the car park in question:

Who am I going to exchange viruses with?

Some people really need to get a sense of proportion and a grip. We are not talking New Grange or heavily trafficked tourist sites here.

Well, your anecdotal evidence has changed my opinion.

What do you make of posters above who saw the sally gap being jammed yesterday?

Also, it's not just about you picking up the virus it's about communicating to people that you respect the request to isolate as much as possible.
The better we do this, the shorter amount of time we will have to do it for.