Solo Hike: Silver Hill, Bluestack Mountains, Donegal
Silver Hill (600m), Bluestack Mountains, Co. Donegal. My first solo hillwalk since January and Cooper’s first experience of the hills.
Unfinished Monkey Business
Following a theme from my last post the title of this one can’t help but remind me of this song from my misspent youth… I wrote that post on the 15th of October and alluded to a big event that I was planning for the following weekend. I apologise to all of you that have…
3 Out Of 4 Ain’t Bad
I know that’s not the song title but I can’t say it without singing it in my head! As September rolled over into October it appears that I am on a bit of a roll too… Those three spikes are 3 rides of 100km+ in the last 4 weeks. It would have been 3 weeks…
So Good I Rode It Twice.
With my increasing mileage I’ve been getting a real taste for long distance cycling again. 200km Audax still seems like a big stretch in terms of fitness but I came across the RRTY 100 Challenge recently that was introduced by Audax Ireland this year. A standard RRTY (Randonneur Round The Year) involves completing a 200km…
Club Sportive 135km DNF!
The original date for our Club Sportive was Sunday 31st of August, just 2 days after our return from holidays in Spain. Due to a terrible forecast the decision was made to postpone by 2 weeks. Correct decision but unfortunately the weather wasn’t much better Sunday last week 😔 For the last couple of months…
What Happened to The Sun ☀️😭
Back on the road after the holidays, bit of a shock to the system!
Your Blog is Out Of Date…Please Update…
A long overdue update of what’s been happening over the last 6 months, maybe slightly longer!
Club Hike: Horn Head
Yet another absolutely stunning walk on Donegal’s North Coast with the Bluestack Ramblers. This time on Horn Head with amazing cliff views seen from multiple angles and a trip out to the tip of the horns before heading inland to the “helicopter landing pad” (Duncap Isle) and a stiff climb back up to the highest…
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