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a quick punt on the lough
It’s getting near the end of the year and Scotty and I had holidays to spare. We booked Monday off work with the intention of going for a couple of hours paddling in the morning. Scotty prefers the challenge of whitewater; I have much less experience than he does, and I prefer expeditions. Monday morning dawned, a […]
Cave Hill Winter Hike

After weeks at home it was time for some outdoors action so I gave Cave Hill a quick once around. The hill didn’t seem too snowbound driving up so I decided I would take the route across the face as opposed to the usually walked main path. The car park was busier than I would have expected considering the icy weather but at least all those walkers had potentially eased some of the ice; last Boxing Day we were forced to turn back because the paths were so slippery and treacherous that we didn’t want to risk a Christmas plastering involving A&E rather than too much red!
