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Title: Annalong valley trek
Post by: Mourneman on November 18, 2012

An early start to the day with Mr & Mrs Spud collecting me at 7am,our arrangement was to met Big E at Carricklittle then drive back to our starting point at Rourkes park 358/223.
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IMG_0109 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8196485277/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr

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We made our way through Dunnywater wood which forms the lower part of Annalong woods.Our route today was a circular one of around 14 KL without first stop at long Seefin 358/239 to bag the geocache.This is one of the oldest parts of the Mourne wall with this interesting pillar.

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IMG_0137 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8196486129/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr

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IMG_0145 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8197579140/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr

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IMG_0141 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8196486601/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
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IMG_0155 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8197582362/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr

Next it was onto find the engine from the WW2 bomber,earlier this year I visited the crash site but did find the engine.Looking on the Geocaching site last night I noticed a new cache on Hares castle belonging to landyliam,sneaky one Liam from Hares castle we descended into Annalong valley were we did some map & compass work.

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IMG_0191 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8196489539/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr

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IMG_0156 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8196487565/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr

PINEAPPLE IN A TIN,WHAT NEXT !!
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IMG_0268 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8197581216/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
nightmare to cross this ground.
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heres a movie from today  ---   

 

Title: Re: Annalong valley trek
Post by: phil_b on November 18, 2012

Looks like you had a great day and excellent weather for it. Was through all your photos on facebook. If i hadn't have been painting my hall i would have been tempted :-\