When I was planning my short trip in Ireland I was worried about how much driving I would be doing by myself, and how long it would take me to get around the different parts I wanted to see. I originally planned to stop about half way across, but when I actually planned the route it wasn’t nearly as far as Canberra to Melbourne. It looks a lot further on the map, all the way across the island to the other side, but easily doable in a single day.