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A walk up Knocknarea

12/1/2017

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On this fabulous morning , we decided to climb Knocknarea in Co.Sligo. Knocknarea is a fabulous mountain nearby the seaside resort of Strandhill.
We followed the path up the mountain, views opening up slowly towards Ballysodare Bay and the Ox Mountains.

Along the route, we were greeted by a lovely horse. Higher up again, we discovered the abandoned village where once a thriving community lived in their tatched cottages.
Every morning, they were greeted by fabulous scenery, especially on a sunny day as we got to experience on this December morning in Co.Sligo.

Higher up again, we were greeted by a lonely sheep who was busy eating grass rather than enjoying the views towards Benbulben.
Benbulben is Ireland's own tabletop mountain, a feature focal point for Co.Sligo.

Almost at the top of Knocknarea, we met Fergus, a local man taking his dog for a morning walk. After a great chat with fergus, we said our goodbyes and carried on.

Co Sligo is the perfect location for walking, and it must be said that there are numerous walks to be discovered (www.outdoorfitnesssligo.com/sligo-walks.html ) and (sligowalks.ie/) . Walks range from beach to coastal walks, from forest to mountain walks, there is a new walk to be discovered for every day of the week.

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Strandhill People's Christmas market the Wild Way

12/15/2016

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It is that time of the year again, the Strandhill People's Christmas Market (SPM) is on again during the weekends.
There is the night market on Friday evenings (December 16th : 6pm to 10pm) and the day markets (December 17th & 18th : 11am to 4pm).

You can drive up to Strandhill airport and park at the large terminal carpark or you can go the scenic route.

We opted for the scenic route. Park the car along the promenade in Strandhill village and walk towards the Strandhill surf school.
This is the start of the Killaspugbrone loop, a scenic walk in Strandhill.
Follow the path through the dunes following the signposts with purple arrows guiding you in the right direction.
The views across the Atlantic are amazing this time of year and the kids will love this route through the dunes where they can go wild and run around.

Ones you reach the treatment plant, turn right and follow the traffic free road towards the airport. The only thing missing on the day was a star above the SPM guiding us towards it, just like the three kings.
Ones we arrived, the atmosphere was electric. The market has expanded again and there are now little wooden chalets outside the hangar, also selling all sorts of Christmas goodies.

First things first, a hot gluhwein from Cyril & Paula's Catering got us warmed up, hot chocolate drinks for the kids from Driftwood Coffee Cart.

Inside the hangar, there is a real Christmas atmosphere. A large Christmas tree is hanging from the ceiling, there are loads of lights, decorations,...
Inside, you can find food stalls, stalls selling toys, crafts, dog/cat pressies , honey, .... . The market is a must visit to sample the Christmas atmosphere, the local products, sand just bump into old friends....

Afterwards, we headed back through the dunes towards Strandhill village with views towards the Ox Mountains.
If you decide to travel from further away, there are plenty of options to make your visit to Strandhill into a day trip. Start off the day with breakfast at Shells Cafe, head afterwards for a relaxing seaweed bath in Voya Seaweed baths ( http://www.voyaseaweedbaths.com/ ) followed by your walk/visit to the Strandhill people's Christmas market.
To tired to drive back, check into Strandhill lodge and suites ( http://strandhilllodgeandsuites.ie/ ) or book your own place ( https://www.airbnb.ie/rooms/20080230 ) and have a great nights sleep.

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We are Peter & Dolores De Bie. We love the great outdoors, discovering new parts of the world and writing about our adventures along the Wild Atlantic Way and further afield

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