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Title: Cavehill camp 26.11.16
Post by: specimanYak on November 28, 2016, 01:09:31 PM
A quick overnighter at Cavehill on Saturday 26th November:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdbC4AMudLM
Title: Re: Cavehill camp 26.11.16
Post by: Glenn B on November 28, 2016, 01:21:49 PM
Looks like a great spot mate. Your fairly getting yourself about :D
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Post by: No time for anything on November 28, 2016, 02:14:05 PM
What a view for the night, would be great up there if there were fireworks on!
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Post by: seanbranagh on November 28, 2016, 02:19:35 PM
Nice! I love walking up there as I live in Belfast but I always head down to the Mourns for camping.
Looks cracker though. Nice video. I must do it sometime.
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Post by: boron on November 29, 2016, 09:30:00 PM
Great vid,glad you had a good nite.
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Post by: whoRya on November 29, 2016, 10:56:23 PM
Sweet, love these wee videos.  Even when time is limited yo can definitely make the most of it.
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Post by: RedLeader on November 30, 2016, 02:10:23 PM
Fantastic. Looks like there are some great views from up there at night.
Title: Re: Cavehill camp 26.11.16
Post by: specimanYak on November 30, 2016, 06:30:07 PM
Thanks guys, Cavehill's a great spot if you don't have much time to spare and camping out over the city is a different experience. Watching the lights and the constant motion is mesmerising. Funnily enough, we saw fireworks at three separate locations on Saturday night.
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Post by: RedLeader on November 30, 2016, 06:41:05 PM
Did you see many other people?

Quote from: specimanYak on November 30, 2016, 06:30:07 PM
Thanks guys, Cavehill's a great spot if you don't have much time to spare and camping out over the city is a different experience. Watching the lights and the constant motion is mesmerising. Funnily enough, we saw fireworks at three separate locations on Saturday night.
Title: Re: Cavehill camp 26.11.16
Post by: specimanYak on November 30, 2016, 07:11:43 PM
There was a couple of folks who stopped to say hello, an older chap with a walking stick who chatted with us for 20 mins and a dad and son out for a stroll, but from about 7pm onwards we were on our own. It was a quiet night all round. Also, you can camp just over the ridge towards Collinward and you'll draw much less attention but the views aren't as good.

Quote from: RedLeader on November 30, 2016, 06:41:05 PM
Did you see many other people?
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Post by: torp on November 30, 2016, 09:35:45 PM
 ;) ;D
Title: Re: Cavehill camp 26.11.16
Post by: RedLeader on November 30, 2016, 09:43:21 PM
Where abouts were you pitched, up near Napoleons Nose?

Quote from: specimanYak on November 30, 2016, 07:11:43 PM
There was a couple of folks who stopped to say hello, an older chap with a walking stick who chatted with us for 20 mins and a dad and son out for a stroll, but from about 7pm onwards we were on our own. It was a quiet night all round. Also, you can camp just over the ridge towards Collinward and you'll draw much less attention but the views aren't as good.

Quote from: RedLeader on November 30, 2016, 06:41:05 PM
Did you see many other people?
Title: Re: Cavehill camp 26.11.16
Post by: specimanYak on November 30, 2016, 10:36:28 PM
Roughly here : https://goo.gl/yFPEld

Quote from: RedLeader on November 30, 2016, 09:43:21 PM
Where abouts were you pitched, up near Napoleons Nose?
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Post by: marceemarc on December 01, 2016, 09:17:41 AM
Excellent! Must get up here in the new year. Looks great...and not a wee drinker in sight!  :)
Title: Re: Cavehill camp 26.11.16
Post by: RedLeader on December 01, 2016, 09:20:19 AM
That is an excellent spot, I've been there loads and the views really are excellent. I'd generally be too timid to overnight somewhere like that because I'd be wary of the number of people that are about. I'll have to just man up  8)

Quote from: specimanYak on November 30, 2016, 10:36:28 PM
Roughly here : https://goo.gl/yFPEld

Quote from: RedLeader on November 30, 2016, 09:43:21 PM
Where abouts were you pitched, up near Napoleons Nose?
Title: Re: Cavehill camp 26.11.16
Post by: Iva Bogdanova on December 06, 2016, 08:46:36 PM
Great movie - the sky is amazing and the night view of Belfast is WOW. We were there yesterday, but just for a walk and there wasn't many people as well. I guess because it was during the week.