A Few Photographs from Cloughmills Vintage Rally
As you can see, the weather was fantastic, and I would think it is safe to say that everyone that was there had a great day, with plenty to see and do.
Unfortunately I didn’t manage to catch Bob the Builder driving his tractor (Keith!) although if you visit the Cloughmills Vintage Club website, you can see him in action, as caught by their photographer.
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Cloughmills Vintage Club Annual Rally
Saturday 26th July 2008, from 11.00am sees the start of this years
Cloughmills Vintage Club Annual Rally. The event will be well signposted in the village.
Admission: Adults £4, OAP’s £2.
They have kindly and generously offered to support my Kilimanjaro Challenge, by donating a share of the money raised this year to the Children’s Hospice!
Attractions Include
Appearance by Bob the Builder
Kiddies Amusements
Digger Games
Dog Judging Competition (Bring your dog along!)
Pet Rabbit Show
Amanda Robinson and Fiddling Tom Cameron
Fancy Poultry Display
Old Time Soda Baking
Butter Churning
Spinning Wheel
Side Stalls
Autojumble
With a Vintage Display of:
- Cars
- Commercials
- Stationary Engines
- Motor Bikes
There will also be a VINTAGE DISPLAY OF TRACTORS,This year they are celebrating “50 years of Massey Ferguson” up to the end of the 100 series.
This promises to be a fantastic day for all the family! Come along and enjoy!
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Two short walks this week, Downhill & Knocklayd
With 17 weeks to go, I squeezed in two training walks this week, Downhill, and Knocklayd.
Downhill
Irwin H, and a friend of mine, John Kelly, went out on Wednesday evening with me, to put a few miles under the belt. This was a very enjoyable walk, starting at Castlerock Beach, and wending round some roads, through some woodland, past Mussenden Temple and the castle out there, with a great sunset to top the night, and then back to the beach.
This sheep took a good look at me!
(I wonder if anyone could tell me what breed it is 
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Knocklayd
This morning I was accompanied by Irwin H and Irwin A, for a trudge up our local mount…near Ballycastle. It was almost reassuring to get drenched again, after quite a few pleasant, dry walks…we had just about forgotten what it was like to be soaked!
Here are the two Irwins for your viewing pleasure!
We are hoping to get as much hillwalking in as possible in the coming months…17 weeks will fly in!
I am trying a new tactic, to try to build some stamina, and leg strength…carrying a bit of weight in the rucksack. Along with a couple of litres of drinking water, I put a 5 litre jar in the backpack…this makes a serious difference.
I read an interview with Alan Hinkes where he was asked what training he recommended for the hills, and he reckoned putting rocks in your rucksack is great for building endurance. I figured it would be slightly cleaner and more user friendly to carry extra water (if I get really under pressure, I can always pour it out!)
Lets just say I was surprised how much difference 5 litres makes!
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Mourne International Walking Festival
A few of us made it down to the Mourne Mountains on Saturday past, to participate in the 10th Anniversary of the Mourne International Walking Festival. And what a day it was!
The Mourne International Walking Festival programme had this hike billed as 20k over 5 peaks with 1400m ascent. However things are not always as they seem.
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- Rocky View
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- Striding out!
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- Otherwise known as “The Crazies”
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- Rocky Mountain Summit Cairn
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- Kenny and Irwin in front
The walk leader set a tight pace at the early stage of the walk, from Bloody Bridge to Chimney Rock Mountain, by which time everyone was well warmed up (to say the least), and then we were given the option of splitting up into 2 groups…a fast group (affectionately referred to as “the crazies” by the walk Leader, and a more normal paced group.
Challenge!
Well, I like a challenge, so I went for the first group, getting a little nervous when only around 15 headed off. Lets just say I didn’t get thinking much about the few photos I managed to find time to take! It was really good to push the boundaries a bit, great from a training point of view, and a great sense of achievement to almost stay with these folk, until the lunch stop on the summit of Rocky Mountain.
Here, after catching our breath, the other group caught up eventually and we were given another option. Rather than stay with the designated route along the Brandy Path to Commedagh, anyone interested could squeeze in Slieve Donard as well. The four of us thought we would go for it (even though we were pretty wrecked already!) and again only about 15 or 16 I think ventured for this. This was a real slog up Donard, not helped by the knowledge that it wasn’t the last peak!
We made it however, and after a brief breather on the summit, we headed down to the saddle, and up Slieve Commedagh, and the final major push. Conditions turned a bit wet up here, but we dried almost as quickly when the rain stopped, with the weather easing as we descended on to Shan Slieve, on down to the Donard Wood, and back to Newcastle.
The addition of Slieve Donard made it 6 peaks, with a total ascent of 1700m! Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, stands at 1344m, if that puts it into perspective.
A very tough, but satisfying day was capped very nicely by a visit to a great chippy on the way home!
Nicest chips I think I ever had!
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