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Title: Sunday 24/10
Post by: dean1970 on October 24, 2011
Anyone from here around the bottom of Donard on Sunday?

Weather was really good. Yes it was wet, but it was consistently wet. No need to mess around with clothes. T-shirt and Goretex.

Was good seeing the rivers so full, massive amounts of water.
Title: Re: Sunday 24/10
Post by: RedLeader on October 24, 2011
We came down from Donard Forest on Sunday morning at around 11ish after a nights camping. Was quite nice apart from driving rain :)
Title: Re: Sunday 24/10
Post by: LandyLiam on October 24, 2011
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/2011/20111022donardforest/P1090255Small.jpg)

this was taken on glen river on morning of sunday "23RD"  ::)  it was noticably worse the night before

Title: Re: Sunday 24/10
Post by: twentyclicks on October 24, 2011
Yup, my mate and I came down glen river from Commedagh, hit the carpark just after 1.
Was a fun day. He opted for slightly damp and comfortable in full waterproofs and I went for absolutely soaking and comfortable in full softshell  :D  It worked, but for a gently plod I'll opt for something drier next time!

Saw some lads heading up in heavy hoodies... I'm sure they didn't have fun once they soaked through!
Title: Re: Sunday 24/10
Post by: dean1970 on October 26, 2011
I was heading up around lunch time and just wondered if I passed anyone on the way down from this site.

Come across a few that were soaked, but were smiling and just were past caring.

I just had to trust the dog not to get to close to the rivers, not sure i would have found her again is she fell in.
Title: Re: Sunday 24/10
Post by: twentyclicks on October 26, 2011
Probably was us. We saw a few people with dogs and thought the same thing about the rivers!