If you’re reading this while it is the only post on this blog, apologies. You’ve caught me while I’m still trying to get everything set up and photos and other information transferred across.
What I’m aiming to do here is to build up a library of walks that can be followed in the mountains, countryside and occasionally urban areas around Dublin, some accessible by public transport, others which will include directions by car. These, as I get them complete, with required info and photos will form pages that can be read or printed as a guide to each walk, complete with interesting stuff that can be seen on the way.
The blog part will cover my putting together of all of this, doing the walks, trying to find various items of interest, getting the photos, and occasionally failing and having to try again.
I already have some complete walks accessible by public transport which I used to host on another site, and I’ll put these up and update them as neccessary, as well as trying out new ones.
There is a book, “The Neighbourhood of Dublin” written back in 1910, which is scanned online at www.chaptersofdublin.com which contains fascinating details of things which could be seen in walks around the area nearly 100 years ago, and in some expeditions I will be trying to retrace the routes used, and see how many of the old buildings or pieces of history can still be found, or are now gone or inaccessible.
I’ll also be looking at other old texts to try to find as many things as possible to discover on walks, as well as redoing my own favourite walks and climbs from childhood.
The background to this is that Fat Steve is, well, fat, and needs to start getting exercise and get fit otherwise he’ll be six foot under Steve.
20 or 30 years ago I cycled all over Dublin and regularly climbed the hills, these days I can barely waddle around the supermarket.
It’s time to change this, to get active, to go on a voyage of discovery, and turn Fat Steve into Fit Steve.
And the blog is the best way I can think of to keep myself constantly shamed into not stopping.
Fat Steve, May 2007
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