We are all on a very intensive health kick at the moment; all our spare time is spent out and about doing lots of walking in the glorious parks and reserves of our local region. And if there is one thing Northern Ireland is blessed with it is endless miles of beautiful places to walk and enjoy.
Yesterday we went down to the Mournes and spent the day at Tollymore Forest Park just outside of the town of Newcastle. Pictured above is just a small part of the many miles of foresty walkways – that’s one of the stepping stones that you can cross over up and down the river.
After a picnic lunch we went for a walk and ended up covering just over five km’s and only turned back when the famous mists started to come down over the area. Looming over Tollymore are the Mourne Mountains with Slieve Donard being the highest peak. Yep, I have climbed it I am proud to say – back in 2002 – and it took me four hours, up and down. From the top you can see right over to the coast of Scotland and it felt like such an achievement to do it.
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