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…

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…

This morning we left Dublin, to go on an Irish public transportation adventure. It started straightforward with the tram to the train station and the train to cork. From there we needed a bus to Castletownbere, but at the busstation…

After a short flight we spent 2 days in Dublin to get some things sorted and check the city out. We enjoy 2 days of wonderful weather in Dublin and walk around town. We also visit the leprechaun museum, where…

The last week has been one of preparing for our hikers life, and letting go of our lives as ‘humans’; saying goodbye to colleagues, friends and family. Retuning keys and responsibilities to the places they belong; at work, at the…

When you’ve hiked a few big hikes, you know exactly what you’d want from your gear. Often you can buy it, but sometimes it’s easier to make it to your own liking. Or the only way, because there are very…

A thru-hike needs preparation. Physical (and mental) preparation are the more obvious preparation. But gear and clothing also need to be prepared! I need to be able to work with the navigation on my watch, shoes we use need to…

Preparations for this journey started months ago. Now it is time to start choosing what we really need to bring. Sometimes these are easy decisions, sometimes hard. As a Scout, ‘Be Prepared’ is our motto. But what do we really…