| Place/Venue | Date arrived | Cost/night | No. nights | Total | Facilities |
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Kilmore Quay | 19 April | 30 | 2 | 60 | Electric (10 euros/unit) and water on the pontoon. Corner store in town but expensive plus a chippy and a number of reportedly good restaurants. The HM office has showers, toilets and a laundrette but only accesable during office hours. The WIFI is limited and the shower costs a euro for 2 minutes, whether the water is flowng or not. |
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| Ballyhack | 21 April | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A we didn't go ashore. |
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| New Ross - 3 Sisters Marina | 22 April | 10 | 4 | 40 | Electric (4/unit or 3 units for 10) and water on the pontoon. No other facilities provided. Right on the edge of town which has eveything including a Lidl and a fuel station opposite. |
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| Dunmore East | 6 April | 0 | 3 | 0 | No facilities provided. The club appears to only open on a Sunday. The small village has a number of stores and a few expensive looking restaurants. 10 for a starter and 20 to 25 for a main. |
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| Dungarvan | 29 April | 15 | 3 | 45 | Water on the pontoon. Showers and WC in the club accessable when the clubs open and from 09.00 to 13.00 Monday to Friday. There is also a water tap on the steps outside the Anchor pub. |
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| Ballycotton | 02 May | 0 | 1 | 0 | No facilities. 6 visitor moorings just outside and NW of the harbour. There's a pub open most of the time and a restaurant which is open sometimes. |
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| Royal Cork Yacht Club | 03 May | 28 | 2 | 56 | Electric included in the berthing fee just plug in and water on pontoons. Laundrette in town. Chandlers in Cork provide a daily delivery. |
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| Owenboy River Crosshaven | 05 May | 0 | 1 | 0 | Picked up a mooring bouy. |
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| Oyster Bay | 06 May | 0 | 1 | 0 | Picked up a mooring bouy. |
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| Kinsale Yacht Club Marina | 07 May | 36 | 2 | 72 | Electric included in the price and water on the pontoons. WC and showers in the club but you need a 2 token for the showers. Close to town with everything you could expect.including gas. Cost was 32 euros a night plus 4 euros harbour dues. |
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Glandore | 09 May | 0 | 2 | 0 | Public mooring (6 offf them). Showers advertised on the harbour wall available in the Bay View B&B. |
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| Barloge Creek | 11 May | 0 | 2 | 0 | Mooring. Nothing there except tranquility. |
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| Cape Clear | 13 May | 0 | 2 | 0 | Against the harbour wall. Water on the north wall. Public WC by the harbour. Diesel and petrol available on the w/e from 9-5. |
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| Skull(Schull) | 15 May | 0 | 1 | 0 | Public mooring (12 off them). |
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| Lawence Cove Marina | 16 May | 26 | 3 | 78 | Electric, water and diesel on the pontoon. WC, showers and laundrette. Electric 3 euros a day and tokens for the showers and laundrette. |
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| Castletown Bearhaven | 19 May | 0 | 1 | 0 | Public mooring (4 off them). |
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| Portmagee | 20 May | 0 | 3 | 0 | Public mooring (3 off them). |
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| Dingle | 23 May | 22.5 | 3 | 67.5 | Water and electric (2.25 for 10kw) on the pontoons. WC and showers (2 euros) in the diving centre on the quay. Laundrette in town. A small town with everything you would expect. |
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| Ventry Harbour | 26 May | 0 | 1 | 0 | Didn't go ashore but apparently there is a pub, P.O., shop and restaurant. |
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| Fenit marina | 27 May | 3 | 23 | 69 | Water and electric (1 and 5 euros) on the pontoons. WC and showers (2 euros), laundrette 5 euros for washer and 5 for the drier. Not much here but 2 pubs a store and the sailing club. |
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| Inishmore | 30 May | 2 | 0 | 0 | Public mooring (8 off them). Supermarket and water on the jetty. New harbour nearing completion. Selection of pubs, etc. |
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| Galway marina | 01 June | 18 | 5 | 90 | Electric (10 kw for 3 euros) and water on the pontoons. WC in the bus station (20c). Large town with everything and a small chandlers. 5 moorings outside left over from the Volvo Ocean race in 2009. Fuel from the nearby Texaco garage. |
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| Rossaveal | 06 June | 0 | 1 | 0 | Public visitor moorings 10, but most are occupied by local boats. Didn't go ashore. |
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| Inishbofin | 07 June | 0 | 3 | 0 | At anchor in the bay. There is water on both peirs and electric on the old peir, but the electric outlet is surrounded by local stores and junk. Showers and wifi in the community centre and a small shop for provisions. |
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| Inishturk | 10 June | 0 | 1 | 0 | Public visitor moorings 3. Water on the ferry peir. Small shop and community centre come pub. |
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| Clare island | 11 June | 0 | 1 | 0 | Public visitor moorings 5. Water on the peirs. Shop and PO 2 miles away, community centre with take away and pub near the harbour. |
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| Ballyglass | 12 June | 0 | 1 | 0 | Picked up a mooring for the night and didn't go ashore but apparently there isn't anything locally. |
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| Sligo | 13 June | 12.5 | 2 | 25 | Electric (5 euros for 50kw) and water on the pontoons. Everything you could expect in a town. Small chandlers. |
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| Teelin | 15 June | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 public visitor buoys. Berth alongside the peir. Water and electric on the peir. Talk to Paddy the skipper of Nuala Star, the unofficial harbour master. Pub a mile away, no food. Shop and more pubs in Carrick 5km. |
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| Aranmore Island | 16 June | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 public visitor buoys |
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| Downies in Sheep Haven | 18 June | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 public visitor moorings. Water and toilets on the peir. Small holiday resort wih a caravan site and hotels .Shops, pubs. Gas in shop. |
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| Lough Swilly Yacht Club | 19 June | | 2 | | Club marina with electric and water on the pontoon. Toilets and shower in portakabins. Showers and toilets in the club but the water may not be hot. Club house open sometimes but the Railway Tavern is close. Nearest town 4km away, Buncrana. |
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| Portsalon | 21 June | 0 | 1 | 0 | Public vistor mooring 3 off. Didn't go ashore |
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| Portrush | 22 June | | 2 | | No HM, no pay. Wednesday was his day off. Apparently his engine blew up on Wednesday so he wasn't in work on Thursday and we left early Friday. Water and diesel (60p/l) on the pier. Shops close by and waterworld if you can't get a shower in the club. |
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| Rathlin island | 25 June | £13.50 | 1 | £13.50 | Water and electric included in the price on the pontoon. Small shop and pubs. |
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| Glenarm | 27 July | £15 | 2 | £30 | Water and electric on the pontoon. Showers and toilets on the quay side. Pubs and supermarket close by in the village. |
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| Bangor | 29 July | £23.50 | 1 | £23.50 | Water and electric on the pontoons. Everything that you could expect of a good marina and town facilities. |
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| Down Cruising Club Strangford Lough | 30 July | £10 | 1 | £10 | Pontoon alongside the club house boat with water and electric also toilet and showers in the club. Pubs near by. |
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| Strangford | 31 July | 0 | 1 | 0 | Used a local pub mooring and had dinner there. |
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| | | | 602.5 euros @ 82p/euro = £494.05 + £13.50 + £63.50 = £571.05 | Starting a new table for Britain. |
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