Barefoot Clonea

The occasion: Kate has made a surprise visit back from Australia to celebrate my 60th and Ali's 61st birthday and we are together with her and Sarah and Jonathan for a weekend break at the Goldcoast golf hotel, Dungarvan

The particular occasion: Having sussed out the route the day before, I left the self-catering lodge on Saturday morning at 8am, cut across the golf course and onto Clonea Strand. What better terrain for barefoot running than short grass or smooth sand?  The air temperature was around 5 degC so it was a tad cold on the grass.

Track generated by OruxMaps, map courtesy Bing maps

Strange that Google Maps and Google Earth has very poor satellite resolution imagery for this area, but Bing maps' resolution is excellent.  Whereas in some other locations the reverse is true.

Track statistics: 7.9 miles, average speed 5.7mph (including scrambling over rocks).

Sunrise, Clonea Strand

Looking South West

The sandy part of Clonea Strand is almost two miles long although broken by several reefs. The northern most stretch does not appear to have any (easy) public access so I had to climb a low cliff and scoot across a small field to gain the R675.

Clonea Strand, looking North East