Yesterday, Lisa and I stood at the top of Slieve Bearnagh together with our kids, Deborah, Martha and Isaac and good friend Geoff McNab. Geoff is an experienced hill walker and guided us to the top of Bearnagh, the third highest peak in the Mourne Mountains at 2386ft.
We drove down to the Mournes in heavy fog and wondered at the point of hiking the mountains in fog but were encouraged by Geoff who thought it was an excellent day. Throughout our day we were taken aback at glimpses of the mountains as fog cleared and covered the peaks again. At times we walked the Mourne Wall, a 22 mile wall built in the early 1900’s to enclose the Mournes’ water catchment.
The day ended in high spirits and aching bodies, glad we didn’t let a bit of fog keep us from enjoying a wonderful day on the Mournes.
Pictures: Above – the view from the top of Slieve Bearnagh; Below – the Mourne Wall