Cliffhanger Second Take

Hello, hello, hello!

On Monday, the wife asked me when I run the Paris marathon. “July,” I replied without even looking up. “Are you sure? It’s gonna be hot,” she sounded surprised. “I’m pretty su…,” Before I could finish the sentence, my phone told me it was in April, which means instead of 7 months, now I only have 4 to get myself in shape to run 42,195 metres. So I started running more regularly this week. How’s your week going?

Two weeks ago, I ran my first Cliffhanger post about a short hike on the shore of Howth. It was a foggy day after days of heavy rains. If you are interested, here’s the original Cliffhanger. In the comment section, Vincent Wagenaar said I should revisit the spot on a brighter day. And today is that day. The temperature dipped to zero degrees for the first time, but the sky was blue and clear, the air crisp. So instead of a run, I decided to do a proper hike around the Howth cliff walk. Last time, I was not prepared at all, the leather boots I wore got about a kilo of mud on them. I drove down the coast to the Howth Peninsula, parked the car, and started walking. Instead of narrating the whole thing, here are the photos.

My camera was on manual focus for the first couple of photos. Here’s a quick snap at a traffic stop.

Car seen by my myopic camera.

Extreme Caution. Do we really need this level of editorialising?

A retake of a photo from last time.

Hater’s gonna hate hate, hey!

Myopic view

Stone fence.

Sunlit path.

Path retake.

I’m not sure what this metal thingy is for.

Looking down from the cliff.

The trail is much busier today

Keep walkin’

This is where I turned off the trail and went back last time. I couldn’t see beyond five metres. And here’s the Baily Lighthouse.

Fence retake.

Stepping stones.

A solo hiker.

Artistic expression sign.

Rocks and light pole.

Gate.

The lighthouse is fenced off.

More rocks.

House perched on the cliff.

Lighthouse through a hole in the chainlink fence.

Tree.

Pine in the sky.

I do not know anything about street culture. I only recognise the face of Diego Maradona on this sign.

A gate with a message.

More fence.

The fence has fallen.

This wooden thingy used to hold telegraph cable between Dublin and Wales. It’s just my understanding. I am very likely wrong.

Decision time.

Some sort of stable?

A hole in my path.

The view is pretty pretty.

Mr. Frost.

Got to walk through a golf course

The woods.

A fallen tree.

A reservoir

Last leaf of this hike.

There it is. I know it’s a bit long. Overall, it took me 3 hours to hike somewhere between 10-12 kilometres. It’s an easy hike with gorgeous views. I am coming back to do some running here. Thank you for coming along this hike with me. I hope you’ve found something interesting. Till next time!