Bobbi and Katie and Donegal County

We are hiking 8 miles each morning, and I am finding it easier each day we go out. Today was a sunny, cool day, so the hike was so much nicer. Yesterday, it was raining, and we came back drenched and chilled. Today, the sun made it a wonderful day for the hike. I decided to first of all include a map of the hike around the dunes. As you can see, it is an extensive walk, and many who visit our area head out to the dunes because the views are breathtaking.You can see the Gaelic title too for the hike.

We walked up steadily up that road into the forest and made the last steep climb and suddenly saw our Bobbi in the field, but boy did we have a surprise...There was a female horse with him, and we dubbed her Katie. She is just gorgeous, and so friendly. She took to us immediately, and she was very happy to share the carrots and oatcakes with Bobbi. They are the best of friends, and how nice for Bobbi that he found a friend.

Hope you enjoy the pics. We, of course, had to take a bunch of the loving couple. When Bobbi walked away after we said goodbye, Katie followed. They really have it good up there....miles and miles to roam, the most beautiful stream and lake you could imagine, lots of shelter from the forest,and now they have each other. What a lovely winter Bobbi is going to have!

I am back in my lounge chair sitting under my electric velvet blanket watching Dynasty, which I missed this morning, as I slept a bit late. Well, all the events of finding Bobbi has worked out so well for me too. The really long hike is building my legs up, and I hope in a few months they will be so much stronger. Things are starting to work out. I am wearing two support bandages and I am using a walking stick, as I do have to go slower so as not to reinjure anything, but I have faith that all will be well soon. The surgeon is going to be so happy to hear that I am managing an eight mile hike. He loved my perseverence, and Pollyanna attitude. These qualities have gotten me through a lot throughout my life.

As to our Donegal County, it is quite beautiful. I went camping and saw all of Ireland when I arrived here in 1997, and I can say without hesitation that there is nothing quite as special and beautiful as this county. It has a wild, splendid scenery here, and it has everything that you imagined Ireland to be. If you ever do visit, please do try to visit our county...it is very special!

Here are two maps I thought you would like to see. One is of Donegal County and the other is of Ireland. You can see by the Ireland map that we are in the NW part of Ireland, and funny enough they call it the Northwest Passage. The northernmost part of Ireland is Malin Head, and that is an incredible spot, as when you climb to the top, the scene of the ocean and surrounding area takes your breath away. Here is a pic of what I am talking about.


I will include a bit of a tour of Donegal and Ireland, as I know from the emails that so many of you want to see the pics and get some information about this magical place.

Enjoy your day!