A Week on the River Shannon, Ireland, August 2008
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Start base: Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland
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Date |
Routes |
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| Direction | Cruising time | Locks/Lifting Bridges | |
Sat 16 August 2008 |
1. Exeter Airport -> Dublin Airport (Flight) 2. Dublin Airport -> Carrick-on-Shannon (Coach) 3. Carrick-on-Shannon -> Leitrim |
1 hour 2½ hours 1 hour |
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Sun 17 August 2008 |
1. Leitrim -> Albert Lock 2. Albert Lock -> Carnadoe 3. Carnadoe -> Dromod Marina |
1½ hours 1 hour 1½ hours |
1 / 0 |
Mon 18 August 2008 |
1. Dromod Marina -> Roosky lifting bridge 2. Roosky lifting bridge -> Tarmonbarry lock 3. Tarmonbarry lock -> Lanesborough Marina |
½ hour 1½ hour 1½ hours |
1 / 1 1 / 0 |
Tue 19 August 2008 |
1. Lanesborough Marina -> Hodson Bay 2. Hodson Bay -> Quigley's Marina 3. Quigley's Marina -> Hodson Bay |
2½ hours ¾ hour ¾ hour |
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Wed 20 August 2008 |
1. Hodson Bay -> Athlone Marina 2. Athlone Marina -> Clonmacnoise 3. Clonmacnoise -> Shannonbridge |
1 hour 1½ hours 1 hour |
1 / 0 |
Thu 21 August 2008 |
1. Shannonbridge -> Banagher 2. Banagher -> Victoria lock 3. Victoria lock -> Portumna 4. Portumna -> Terryglass |
1½ hours ¼ hour 1½ hours ½ hour |
1 / 0 0 / 1 |
Fri 22 August 2008 |
1. Terryglass -> Kilgarvan Quay 2. Kilgarvan Quay -> Portumna swing bridge 3. Portumna swing bridge -> Portumna boat base |
½ hour 1½ hours 5 minutes |
0 / 1 |
Sat 23 August 2008 |
1. Portumna boat base -> Dublin Airport (Coach) 2. Dublin Airport -> Exeter Airport (Flight) |
2¾ hours 1 hour |
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Note: Timings do not include any possible waiting periods at locks or lifting bridges, nor the time to pass through them. |
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