Orienteering Drumpellier

A very wet Sunday morning at Drumpellier Country Park. I was well wrapped up with waterproof trousers and jacket. The ground was pretty waterlogged but the rain at least stopped half way through the run. Some really bad navigation on what is always a surprisingly tricky location. An enjoyable run and left me feeling I want to practice and do better.

Northern Ireland / Castle Espie

Cherry, Max and Colin headed across by the Stena Line ferry to visit Maxwell and Liz in Bangor. A pleasant enough journey and a nice home cooked dinner on Friday evening.

On Saturday four of us headed to Castle Espie to see the wildfowl. The weather was quite kind to us and it was nice to see the changes that have happened to the place since previous visits many years ago.

On Saturday night we had dinner at the Bull & Claw in Donaghadee and Sunday lunch was at the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. By the time we were heading for the boat home on Sunday lunchtime our bellies were bulging.

Pentland Skyline 2021

Last big run of the year at the Pentland Skyline. 17 miles, 2010 metres climb and 4 hrs 1 min 30 secs of running. A big tough effort. Similar time to when I ran it 13 years ago. In pretty good shape at the end.  

Happy Birthday Les

We took Les out to South Queensferry to celebrate his birthday. A short walk along the shore and through the village before enjoying sunday lunch at the Hawes Inn. Colin and Cherry went for the healthy options and Les enjoyed Roast Turkey with an extra Yorkshire Pud and Sticky Toffee Pudding.