Coleraine - Portstewart

Coleraine to Portstewart

One operation and increasing old-age has delayed things a bit recently but Brian and I finally made it to the end of the River Bann run today.

We trotted down the main road from Coleraine with little to get excited about until we hit the magnificent Portstewart Strand.  Here we took to the dunes and crossed to follow the river towards to end of its course.  It seemed like years ago that we started all this madness back in the mountains above Spelga Dam in the Mournes.

The final few hundred metres involved carefully walking out the mole at the mouth of the river. This can be a very nasty place in bad weather (don't go) but all was fine today.

Run over and time to drink the water that we had brought all the way from the river's source. Luckily, I found an old bottle of whiskey in my bag, so that helped kill any remaining Mourne bugs.

We sat here for ages, surrounded by water, drinking and watching the sea birds - certainly beats working.

Then it was time to head back along the beach - also known as Dorne in the Game of Thrones -what a place to run.

Finally, into Porstewart via the stark looking Dominican College.  I used to work with a woman who went to school there; she was always smiling - maybe that was because she had escaped!