Ireland the North 1 Monday. Downings. Another great day with a sunny and warm start up the hill out of Ardara after a good breakfast at the Nesbitt Arms. Not quite as special yesterday but still a great day with great views of inlets and loughs with plenty of ups and downs to please the grimpers (climbers) amongst us. Either the sunny weather and more amenable wind are having an effect on me but I am now not arguing with myself and continually checking the kilometres left to go and hoping that there are defibrillators available ahead. We found a couple more unknown coffee stops but with limited food so we’d did right in buying sandwiches in Ardara. As we headed inland we climbed a long drag up to the Glenveagh gap, passing loads of scrap
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