Well..it was without doubt a fairly miserable day, even Rowan agreed that in fact it was the best miserable day ever. It was so miserably wet and cold that Paul ( M) left almost before he arrived. Chris left after one Cairn and Brian nearly left except he found the peer pressure just too much .

In fact the only thing that brightened our day was Brian’s revelation that he liked to warm his (cycling) tights in the tumble dryer before cycling ( I nearly wrote before “coming out” there  but it didn’t sound right)

We managed two Cairns and the requisite 1000m plus climbing to keep Mr P happy. Everyone will be glad to hear that Cairnuary will be over next weekend and we can play somewhere else .

Straightforward route  , took a fair portion of the mountain home in my boots . Photos again poor as camera lens hard to keep clear .

In which

• • We narrowly avoid an international incident in which Brian comments on how “well” Robbie is looking after Christmas.
  • Robbie saves the day with a lightning repost
  • Paul announces his Transalp Bid
  • Cormac tries to carve his face into a rock , the rock lost .
  • An impressive number of clean runs on tunnel mast
  • Liz throws herself off her bike to warn us its slippy .
  • Brian forces change in the route and
  • Paddy is pleased as he is now officially afraid of Fern Gully
  • A couple of sketchy descents of Ballynagelty …out of control doesn’t do it justice.
  • Robbie takes his Cuhulain friends off for early hot chocolate at the thought of another cairn
  • Liz gets dumped by the group
  • Henry looks for a good solicitor …none to be found
  • We get the “Mr Power ” stamp of approval with 1100m climbed

Otherwise an uneventful spin with compulsory Cairns as will be the pattern for January .

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