It took an unusually tough morning slog to get us down to our first rest stop of Ballinacarrow, although we could have helped ourselves by getting started a little earlier. It was a humid, muggy day and the N17 grew no wider until after Collooney, where we paid Kaner's uncle a quick visit before taking the dual carriageway straight up to Sligo Town.
The ultimate objective was Strandhill, where the Kanes have a holiday home (quickly dubbed the Last Homely House by Lord of the Rings fan McKeating).
McKinney complicated matters by getting lost without his phone in Sligo and wasn't picked up for the lateral journey by car to Strandhill until 8pm. Once there, however, lasagne and garlic bread were well received, as was a shoutout by yet another of Grennan's friends on Ocean FM, requesting that 'Walk This Way' be played for us. This may account for the otherwise improbable decision of several walkers, clearly gluttons for puishment, to go for an evening stroll before bed.
Distance Day 12: 35km
Theme of the Day: Thundering Lorries
Theme of the Day: Thundering Lorries
Word of the Day: "Slog"
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