auntie | May 16, 2019
11.2 miles; Cornwall, UK Today was the first day of a 3-day hiking trip along the coast of Cornwall in the UK with my 19-year-old niece. It was HARD. I am totally not used to hiking like this! Deep ravines cut through the high cliffs on the coast, with eroded stairways climbing and descending. But […]
auntie | December 29, 2015
okay peeps, time for my top ten favorite hikes of 2015. this time, there are several entries that are comprised of multiple hikes. and one of those isn’t really fair because it took place in another whole country. but since it’s my blog i can put what i want here, right? number 10—goldstar bridge this […]
auntie | September 14, 2015
9.29 miles; ireland today brought more rain. in fact, the local weather service issued a flood warning for the area, so it’s not just me complaining. so i decided to cut this hike short and got a cab from blackwater bridge to my b&b. the trail was basically either a mud pit or a brook, […]
auntie | September 12, 2015
12.9 miles; ireland well this day went decidedly better than yesterday. the sun was (intermittently) shining, and there was (intermittently) no rain. that’s not to say there wasn’t a rain shower or three, but still, it beat the all day heavy rain of yesterday. my route took me right back by the blind piper. i’d […]
auntie | September 11, 2015
7.65 miles; ireland today’s hike started in the village of waterville, kerry. and that was an omen! it was raining to start, and never once let up, all day long. at times, the rain was wind-driven, fortunately at my back, but still, and the temps were in the 50’s. it was a most wet, cold, […]
auntie | September 10, 2015
10.49 miles; ireland first day on the trail, and i guess, technically, it should really be coars to mastergheey, because i caught a ride 4 1/2 miles in and then bailed about 5 1/2 miles from finishing. yeah, it was originally a more than 20-mile day. and it also included the highest point on the […]
