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Life has got in the way of walking and I hadn’t done anything other than walk into town since coming back from Ireland. This wasn’t good as I had a big challenge coming up! So I decided I must go for a walk but it had to be a long one! Well I certainly succeededContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 40 – 15/06/2022”

So there was supposed to be a half day walk scheduled for today but Steve didn’t appear keen to organise anything. Mostly due to our travel arrangements – we would be leaving Spiddal at 23.15 to drive back to catch the 07.30 ferry – so extra sleep time was required. Mirella and Annie decided toContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 39 – 03/06/2022”

Having asked if we could do a coastal walk we actually went to a lake inland! After a very protracted drive and a couple of stops at some touristy gift outlets we arrived at Clifden Castle and some of us decided to go and explore- this wasn’t our main destination. Abandoned it wasn’t that oldContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 38 – 02/06/2022”

Unofficial day off from walking today well put it this way we were offered another tough mountain venture – Sheila took up the challenge as she is walking in the Himalayas in October! Mirella and Annie decided to stay in Galway. So what to do? Having looked at the leaflet I realised we could probablyContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 37 – 01/06/2022”

The day started again with a complicated pick up and a visit to the garage to get food for lunch and then an hours drive – not sure quite why we hadn’t camped a little closer to our destination! Having seen our destination I’m not sure I felt particularly reassured – this was a mountainousContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 36 – 31/05/2022”

The first walk in the area of Connemara with a part circumnavigation of the south eastern range of the Maumurk Mountains. This area has many lakes as well as a complex coast line. We are starting our walk by going along the Western Way, part of a long distance footpath. Rather late setting off asContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 35 – 30/05/2022”

The first walk in Ireland – quite a journey to get here. This is another SPR experience so we started at Millets Farm at 15.00 for the drive to Fishguard where we arrived over two hours before the 23.30 ferry. Luckily managed to sleep a bit during the crossing and then a four hour driveContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 34 – 29/5/2022”

Another day – the last in fact – another place and another country! Having crossed the border we are now in Croatia and heading for Dubrovnik – another UNESCO World Heritage site. Still mountains in evidence but now the sea as well. This was once an important maritime city but now trade has been replacedContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 33 -24/05/2022”

Another walkabout – but first another Monastery! Again belonging to the Serbian Orthodox Church so full of magnificent frescos which we were not allowed to photograph. There was also a rather grumpy priest that said women shouldn’t be wearing pantaloons and wanted us to all wear wraps over our trousers – which we didn’t! HoweverContinue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 32 – 23/05/2022”

Leaving Sarajevo today we firstly went to Tito’s bunker. This was a secret bunker built in the mountains for President Tito who was leader of the communist regime known as Yugoslavia from after the Second World War until he died suddenly in 1980. The federation of Yugoslavia was a well organised prosperous group of states.Continue reading “Yet another 50! Walk 31- 22/05/2022”