Category: Beach Walks
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The Wild Atlantic Way – Rocks and Rock Pools

“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates I regularly walk along my local beach at Carrickfin. It can be very windy here along The Wild Atlantic Way. The wind challenges the seabirds, The…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – Mullaghderg Beach

“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates Mullaghderg Beach I make my way to the beach as often as possible; it helps to calm my busy blogger’s brain. Mullaghderg is a stunning beach…
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Donegal – A Place Called Home

Donegal has always felt like home, despite spending the first 45 years of my life in Scotland. It is a heart thing. My childhood summers were spent here in Ireland, at my maternal grandfather’s or grandja’s home, which overlooked Mullaghderg Lake – far away from shops, in days when most people grew their own vegetables,…
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Carrickfin Beach – Calm after Storm Callum

Carrickfin Beach with Arranmore Island in the distance “Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates Carrickfin Beach Carrickfin Beach beckoned me as calm, sunny weather made a very welcome reappearance after Storm Callum.…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – A New Year Walk on Carrickfin Beach

“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates A New Year Walk on Carrickfin Beach It was a very mild but very wet Christmas! I missed walking, so I was delighted when Carrickfin Beach…
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Time Out on the Beach

Cloudy skies I purchased a little, open fronted beach tent two summers ago; it has been such a blessing – I can now spend quality time by the seaside in inclement weather. The beach called me last Wednesday, so I packed my tent and a picnic, before heading out to a quiet cove. A few clouds graced the Donegal skies: Inside…