Yesterday I walked up to Ballyheigue and back as promised, so about 26 miles. It was a fairly gray and overcast day, but the walk to was pleasant enough, although it took four hours. Part of that was because I took the wrong road and added about 6 kilometers to the walk that was uncalled for. The walk back, however, was a total pain in the ass. The wind was blowing off the sea directly into my face and then the rain started. However I think it would have been much better had I had been wearing proper walking shoes or boots and had some rain gear on. As it was, it totally sucked. However, it would have sucked just as much on a bicycle.
The real downside to the walking was it was just so damn slow. Paul said he could do the same trip, following the same route, in about two hours instead of four, so in half the time. This I believe.
On the upside though, the walking was completely stress free. That is, it was comfortable – but slow.
So I am going to go back to the bicycle for a couple of days before making up my mind on which way to go. We'll see.
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