Swansea ferry here we come

Today's the day. We leave this afternoon to get tonight's Swansea to Cork ferry, then start the bike ride tomorrow morning.
Some close family friends, Pat & Pete Lynes, held a fundraising event at their house yesterday morning in Mum's memory for the MND Association. They sold plants, books, cakes, coffee, etc and managed to reach a total of £440. What an amazing gesture. This has now been added to our donation page and I'm delighted to say that our total is now £1,596 (106% of our target!)
A huge thanks to Pat & Pete and to all of the rest of you.
I suppose we'd better spend five days cycling through the Irish rain to earn it now!