Foxford fry-up

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It’s all a bit damp and drizzly here in Mayo, so enjoying a full Irish breakfast at our last town stop before Sligo on Tuesday afternoon. Sorry there aren’t any pictures of the breakfast, it got wolfed down way too fast, but the white pudding was excellent! 

The Sligo Way

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At last, another footpath heading in the right direction! The Sligo Way was an unexpected surprise, taking a really interesting route through a landscape that, though dramatic, isn’t lauded in the same way that say Connemara or the Burren are. But it still has its own charm and character, and … Read More

Off round Inishowen

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Good chat today with Kieran at Buncrana Tourist Information – he suggested a good scenic finish to our walk, via the Gap of Mamore and Clonmany. It’s a few extra kilometres but promises to be well worth it! 

Walking the Inishowen Peninsula

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Really loving the final stage of our hike through Ireland,  along the Inishowen Peninsula on our way to Malin Head. At the suggestion of Kieran at Tourist Information in Bulcrana, we took a detour via the Gap of Mamore, a famously steep mountain pass. The views were great, of the … Read More

Malin Head – End of Ireland

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We’ve done it! The first of our two end to end walks, from the most southwesterly point in Ireland at Mizen Head, to Malin Head, the most northerly point. After a long day on Tuesday, covering about 37 km in hot sunshine, we had just 4km to go to finish … Read More

A big thank you to John and Sue

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A massive thank you to John and Sue Shiels for a lovely day out yesterday, touring round Inishowen, and also for bringing us our maps of Scotland. Today’s task – plan our food resupplies in Scotland.Thanks also to my colleague at Lyon Equipment Tom Shiels for offering his parents’ services … Read More

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