Apr 19 2014
This is meself and my walking buddy Alan Beirne. Every now and then we get an itch that has to be scratched and we go walking across the Dublin/Wicklow mountains. This morning we headed off and covered 18 km across the mountains. The morning was bright and fresh, perfect walking conditions and we headed off at a leisurely pace up the first incline. For me the first twenty minutes or so is the tough part until I get my first wind and then I’m grand. There are some beautiful views across Dublin Bay and the coastline leading down towards Bray, Greystones and Wicklow. I was looking out over the city and I’m sure that in the distance I could see the lads on Killala Road playing a game of cards against the roundabout wall. Walking up over the mountains is a great way to spend a day. When I was a little fella I only saw the mountains from the upstairs classrooms in Finbar’s School and now I can walk all over them. Now isn’t that great or what..