Local Walking

This is Hawe Rd, a short 10 minute walk from where I live. It's handy to be able to go a walk 'in the country' while living in the town. As part of my new healthy diet and exercise lifestyle I've started going out for walks in the evenings, and it's nice to walk along roads with less traffic on them. Good news is my cholesterol has dropped massively to only 3.2 and my BP is also well down, so it would seem that the changes I've made are for the better. That's as good an incentive as any to stick at it

Slieve Binnian

Easter Monday turned out overcast and the wind was making it feel quite cool, good walking weather, though not so good for photos. Martyn and I headed off to Carrick Little car park near Annalong for the walk up nearby Slieve Binnian. Occasionally the car park is full and we have to park out on the road, this time there were so many cars that we had to park a fair distance away. Looks like a lot of other people had the same idea as us

Me and Stoneface

We stopped at the crowded summit for a well-earned picnic. Some 4 1/2 hrs after starting off we made it back to the car park, knackered, but having thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. This is definitely a walk we will be doing again

Martyn just below the summit

The stunning view over Ben Crom reservoir from Binnian