Jolanda

Jolanda

Day 8, Millstreet – Rylane Cross

Weather: 🌤️🌧️☁️🌤️🌨️🌧️☁️Picnic: 🌯🌯(2 out of 5, nothing special but good to have lunch!)Traction on track: 🏊👟👟👟👟(1 out of 5 swimmers because the trail parts was very wet! And further on 4 out of 5 for really walkable trail, because the…

Day 7, Baile Bhuirne – Millstreet

Weather: 🌧️🌬️🌬️☁️🌬️🌧️🌬️🌬️Picnic: 🌯 (1 out of 5, in a sheltered bit of boggy forest in a windpark)Traction on track: 🍌🏊🏊🏊(1 out of 5 bananas and 3 out of 5 swimmers, because the trail was transformed into river most of the…

Day 6, Ballingeary park – Baile Bhuirne

Weather: 🌧️☁️☁️🌥️☁️Picnic: none, but good (though late) lunch in Baile Bhuirne with fresh bread and goodies!Traction on track: 🍌🍌(2 out of 5 bananas for a bit, then 👟👟👟👟👟 5 out of 5 for speedy walking, because most was paved road)Styles…

Day 4, Sugarloaf mountain – Maunghanasilly stone row

Weather: ☁️☁️🌧️☁️☁️Picnic: none, but great toasti’s at Gigi’s in Glengarrif!Traction on track: 🍌🍌🍌🍌(4 out of 5 bananas for the first 6 km, then 👟👟👟👟👟 5 out of 5 for speedy walking, because all was paved road)Trail depth: deepest step was…

Day 3, Derrymihin East – Sugar Loaf mountain

Weather: ⛅🌥️🌬️☁️☁️Picnic: 🌯🌯(2 out of 5, wraps behind a rock, sheltered from the wind)Traction on track: 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌(7 out of 5 bananas, we might need a new scale…)Trail depth: deepest step was 30 cm deep in mud. Deepest hikingpole about 50…

Day 2, Allihies – Derrymihin East

Weather: ☀️🌤️☀️🌤️☀️Picnic: 🌯🌯(2 out of 5, wraps in the sun while drying the tent)Traction on track: 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌(6 out of 5 bananas, slippery as f..k)Gear destroyed: 1 hikingpole, broke after sliding down in the mudCampsite: ⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺ (5 out of 5, sheltered…

day 1, Dursey Island – Allihies

Wind: 🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️ (6 out of 5)Picnic: 🌯🌯(2 out of 5, wraps in a sheltered spot)Traction on track: 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌(6 out of 5 bananas, slippery as f..k)Transportation: 🥾🚠Name of followed trail: Beara way We woke up because the tent was bending down…

A word of thanks

So here we are a the start of our hike. It took well over a year of planning, reading, thinking, rethinking and saving. First and foremost we would like to thank our friends, parents, family, managers, colleagues and neighbours for…