Forecast was for rain and for a brief moment I thought we had escaped , but by the time Scullion crested the switchbacks it was time for the armbands and snorkels. It was just as welltherefore that Kenny was still enjoying the antipodean sunshine as his pneumonia was sure to have recurred . We ( Power , Scullion, Eamon Mc , COC and Herself ) headed out the trails as the open mountain just didnt seem appealing . This may have been a miscalcuation as the trails were mostly underwater . By the time we made it to Fallow we were so soaked that even Mr power agreed to a homeward direction via the black trail.

Dont forget next week we are having a tour of tollymore led by His Hughness, meet at moneyscalp carpark at 9am.