Tag Archives: hiking

395 Singing Sands (Gortenfern) to Arivegaig

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

I walk with my umbrella in the rain, and look out for explosives. Continue reading →

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394 Ockle to Singing Sands (Gortenfern)

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

The landscape ahead is a messy jumble. Rocky fingers reach out into the water like a giant set of talons. Continue reading →

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393 Achateny to Kilmory and Ockle

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

I stroll along the road to Ockle. Continue reading →

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392 Port Eigin-aig to Achateny

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

I tramp across a boggy landscape. Like Frodo through Mordor. Continue reading →

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391 Kilchoan to Glendrian and Port Eigin-aig

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

I enter ‘the ring of fire’ and nearly get lost, again. Continue reading →

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390pm Portuairk to Sanna and Kilchoan

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 13th April 2019] I don’t want to leave Portuairk, but know I must press on. I nearly miss the rustic wooden sign that points the way to Sanna.

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390am Kilchoan to Portuairk

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

I walk along a windswept valley, and reach a tropical beach. Continue reading →

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389 pm Glenmore to Kilchoan

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

I walk across wild terrain, and wrestle with fences. Continue reading →

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389 am Glenmore to Kilchoan

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

I find the perfect view-point, and then arrive at a dilemma. Continue reading →

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388 (afternoon) Borrowdale to Glenmore

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

I pass a distillery, eat cake in a café, and climb up Silver Hill. Continue reading →

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