What a beautiful day we had for our Active Agers walk yesterday in the lovely village of Whitegate in East Clare. 22 walkers took off from The Half Barrell following the Auld Road, a 7km looped walk, towards Dereney Bridge, with a brief stop at the ancient burial ground here, which was used up until 1943.
Continuing on from here, we were out of the shade previously provided by the trees and we were starting to get hot. But it was well worth it to be out on such a beautiful day. We concurred that we have seen enough rain this year to give out about the heat.
We were treated to tea/coffee and scones in the Half Barrel on our return which was very welcome, and we all agreed, was great value – a cup of tea or coffee (including a top up) and a scone with jam and cream, all for €3.50. I think we’ll be back to Whitegate for another walk soon.
Thanks to the staff in the Half Barrel for allowing us to use their facilities before and after the walk.
The next walk is planned for Thursday 28th June in Tulla.
See you then!