Walking in Ireland...

Last week was a fairly laid back affair with a couple of easy runs on Monday and Wednesday, Kick-boxing after work on Tuesday and three days at the cottage in County Cork.
I flew out to Cork with Jenny at mid-day on Thursday and reached Union Hall early evening. Friday morning was spent sorting stuff out at the bank in Skibereen after which we drove to Lough Hyne and went walking for a couple of hours. The route we took involved climbing to the top of Soldier's Hill and then following a path down the north side of the hill and eventually emerging on a farm track. We then had a couple of miles to walk back to the car. The weather was bright and warm, in fact so warm that I was walking in a t-shirt; not bad for mid-January; that's the Gulf Stream for you!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FuqS8bkp0fI Video of the Lough Hyne walk.

Saturday saw a severe storm hit the coast causing all sorts of damage to trees and buildings but despite the wind and rain we went for a stroll along the beach at Clonakilty and somehow managed to avoid being blown away!
Saturday evening we consumed far too much alcohol at Bridgit's place and woke up Sunday morning for the flight home feeling a bit hung-over and queasy. But after driving back to Farnham from Gatwick I'd recovered enough to take Jackson out for a run around Hankley. He was very glad to see us return from our break and started his usual crazy dancing and jumping around and dropping his squeaky toy at my feet!
This week I've only managed to get out running on the roads around Farnham and today the Thames footpath but it all adds to the overall mileage so can't complain.