The Lecal Way section of the Ulster Way is now complete and I can exit county Down. My brother dropped me off just outside Chapeltown at the point where he picked me up the previous day and I headed west for Newcastle along the Lecal area coast. Once again the vast majority of the route […]
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FISHING, SHOOTING AND THE HOUSE OF A QUIET MAN
Now, where was I? Oh yes, Newry. Well, my shin has been completely rested and I have consumed so much Ibuprofen that even those parts of my body that are supposed to swell up are remaining doggedly flaccid. On Friday I tried out a short section of the Newry Canal Way and was pain free […]
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Much as I would love to recount to you a journey along the length of the Newry Canal I can’t. It seems I have a case of shin splints and will have to rest my leg to let the swelling go down. The exact duration of this imposed rest is a little unclear, it depends […]
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DONKEYS DOGS AND TOPPLED CHAIRS
A relatively short day at 21k but on an aching leg pretty tough. Well, tough for me – Carrie and Darryl skipped along like pixies. We walked from yesterday’s end point outside Jonesborough back to my original Slieve Gullion Park start point. The image shows that in places the route was almost impassable with overgrown […]
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ORKS, TURDS AND THE PRICE OF FUEL
Well I was right, those pussies Carrie and Darryl made us stop today after only 20k. I was gracious enough to let them think the reason for the early stop was my painful shin splint. The day’s first 6k was a winding route through Ravensdale Wood in a soupy dense fog. This was tricky, firstly […]
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BORN TO RUN TO FLURRY BRIDGE
The 60k trek of the Ring of Gullion requires 2 long days hiking. The walk is roughly a circle with Newry at the 12 o’clock position. WalkNI suggest starting in Newry and working clockwise back to Newry. However, Fern had secured a lovely cottage just outside the village of Meigh roughly at the 9 o’clock […]
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BIRD WATCHING AND CAR DODGING
Rostrevor to Newry, this leg has the singular advantage of being short. Only 16K but almost all along the length of the A2 dual carriageway, the attached sunny photo does not do it justice – its actually shit but the photo makes is look not unpleasant. It’s all a bit frustrating as the road runs […]
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KILBRONEY KILLER BIKES
This was a good leg on a good day. The first 10k, warm, sunny ,un-crowded and soft underfoot. For those unfamiliar with these mountains I attach a few images. The Ulster Way weaves and dips its way through and around these hills and they are for the most part content to let you pass. Though […]
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TENDER FEET AND PRICKLY THIGHS
So I am back on the road again. Two days rest has helped my feet recover a lot and I was able to fulfil my commitment to work as an assessor for a hill-walking course over the weekend without taking out my grumpy discomfort on any of the candidates. This may not be their view […]
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GO WEST YOUNG MAN, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE:
Today’s leg, 8k! Hardly worth getting out of bed for, but any more would likely have cost me one or more toes. I had hoped today would see me in Portaferry the port at the base of the Ards peninsula which acts like a drainage valve allowing the unwanted sediment of lost or unwelcome visitors […]
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