Loop walk 6 Gortnakilla

A day of wall to wall sunshine forecast, we donned our boots and headed to the hills - this time to tackle the Gortnakilla Loop. This route starts by following the old Mass path across the mountain from the northside to the southside and involves a sharp climb to start with and them emerges onto the bog, looking all dangerously green and alluring today. You then divert and head off west along the top of the world before begining an ascent down an old Board of Works road, now much greened over and treacherous underfoot. We sat on a rock to eat our lunch and watched a fishing boat way below busy in the ocean. We saw some pony trekkers and a tiny silver car.
Descending you emerge arrive onto the goat's Path and civilisation! We met a farmer on an old tractor plus mad wolf-like dog, another woman powerwalking her jack russell and a small black and white dog standing sentinel who studiously ignored us. We popped into Dún Oir, a small pottery shop miles from anywhere and admired the ceramics, then I persuaded Himself to follow me across the bracken and brambles to a holy well - known, but forlorn. It stands in an old promontory fort high above the sea with some spectacular cliffs on either side - two exciting things for the price of one!

An ice cream on the way home and then a swim - the water was lovely but the outside temperature is now dropping. Still, made it to October.

Last night's film, Chinese Puzzle, - very light, very unbelievable, very French but a very watchable leading man - in my opinion.

And it's Himself's 365th blip !