Mourne Mountains, Co Down. June 2017.
As a little farewell treat, Kalie and I decided to go for a light hike in the Mournes. Rarely are either of us free during the day, or even at the same time midweek, so it was nice to get a little trip down to lesser spotted Ulster as some call it. We decided to make the trip before Kalie returned to Portland for a few weeks to be pampered and mothered, which is fair considering she’s so far from home.
The trip was great, and the rain stayed off (until the last half hour, when we got so drenched we considered stripping down for the drive home). The views are, as you can see, incredible. There’s so much untainted, natural beauty down there, and it’s really a shame I never get down as much. We had a great walk, took some photos as we went and even had a little picnic and Aeropress. First time I’ve got to use my Porlex “camping” coffee grinder in the outdoors. Can tick that off the list now I suppose.