{"id":226,"date":"2022-10-01T20:41:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T20:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/?p=226"},"modified":"2022-10-13T17:23:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T17:23:49","slug":"hiking-glenaffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/2022\/10\/01\/hiking-glenaffin\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Glen Ariff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bags out and breakfast at 0700. Our first stop was at Carnlough, a small fishing village, probably chosen for the large parking lot behind the Snap store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Most of the stores in Carnlough were not yet open at 11 am on a Saturday. I’ll explain later what Dulse (rhymes with pulse) is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Picnic area by the Snap store. The metal riser to prevent burning the table with a camp stove is a brilliant idea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We had to slow down for a while to get enough sight distance to pass these cyclists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Short hike at Glenariff. All down hill. There was a light rain at times, so the trail was moist, but not slippery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trees knocked over by a hurricane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Drainage channels, lined with timber, were cut into the trail at intervals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Paula was posing for the camera; I was afraid she might not see the ditch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Diana, Lani, Robert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jerry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Real Shamrocks growing in the wet, shady areas. Lots of 2-leaf ones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At the end of the hike, we had a lovely lunch at the Visitor Centre. Then we jumped back into the bus for the final drive to Portrush, the destination for the night, at the northernmost shore of the island. The wind seems to never cease, here. We’re staying at the Portrush Atlantic Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Part of the menu at Infinity Fish Bar and Grill. It was \u00a39.50 for the full meal which inckluded a healthy serving of chips. Merrianne decided she didn’t need chips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They fry it right after you order, so it’s hot and crispy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Look at the size of that fillet for \u00a36. Comes with mushy peas, a salad, and tartar sauce. My quarter pound burger was \u00a34.20 + 30p for cheese.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom and Millie got the full meals, and barely touched their chips. Could have saved \u00a33.50<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Not enough clearance on the room counter for my adapter. Even the hotel’s own TV had its cord strained against the desk at an unreasonable angle. Merrianne’s blue cube adapter is much better.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bags out and breakfast at 0700. Our first stop was at Carnlough, a small fishing village, probably chosen for the large parking lot behind the Snap store. At the end of the hike, we had a lovely lunch at the Visitor Centre. Then we jumped back into the bus for the final drive to Portrush, … Continue reading Hiking Glen Ariff<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pididu.com\/wordpress\/si2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}