Postcards From Big Kev

Wet, wet, wet. No 3G to upload photos. No photos – rain and mist cloaking the vistas. So far I’ve done Dublin – Wexford – Cork – Bantry. Working out how to erect an then pack up the tent in the pouring rain has been a challenge that I’m yet to get right. The only [...]

For someone who supposedly loves riding I spend a lot of time avoiding long rides. It’s the arse numbing, spine curving discomfort that gets me

The 2009 Triumph Sprint is the best bike I’ve ever owned. I’ve had many, many bikes since the brand new Suzuki AP50 I bought in 1976 and this one is probably the most sensible bike I’ve owned too!

I’m Kevin McKeown (aka Big Kev). I’m 50, married to Deb and have 2 teenage sons – Cal and Dan. I work as a paramedic for SECAmb, currently based at Gatwick Airport and I run an IT Consultancy – zOpium.
Anyway, why do this (the blog and the journey)?
The journey’s just a holiday; two weeks off work, a motorcycle, a tent and a GPS. I love riding my motorcycle, I quite like camping (so long as it doesn’t piss down with rain every day) and going to places unplanned, that I’ve never been to before can be exciting.
I chose Ireland because it’s where all my family come from and I hardly know it. As a child I used to spend summers in Bessbrook, Co. Down, where most of my paternal relatives still live…