Tuesday Morning

LETJOG E2W – Day 31: Tuesday 14 May – DUNGARVAN to YOUGHAL (19.7 miles)

It was with some relief that I drew back the curtains in my Dungarvan room this morning to see that the deluge of rain that I had heard falling during the night had at last relented. Apparently the town’s car park had been inundated, according to my host, and so I set off on this last quarter of my LETJOG E2W challenge with waterproofs deployed, thankful for the mere drizzle. For much of the day my experience was of being within a cloud, although at times some moderate gusts brought heavier rain showers. But, as yesterday, the clouds lifted as the day progressed, and on approaching my destination of Youghal the sun even made an appearance or two as I looked around the pleasant coastal town and found my accommodation.

As for the walk, the majority of the path along this section of the main south coast road between Waterford and Cork was not a route that many would choose to undertake on foot. Having said that, the traffic was light for the most part, and the wide cycle lane provided safe and speedy passage, and extensive views of the coastline. The heavier rain spells meant that my phone, and therefore my camera, were stowed away, dry, in my rucksack for the middle part of the walk, but I did capture a few shots of my day.

Resting up tonight in my B&B, just to the west of Youghal and now into County Cork, after a fair day’s walk, I have had time for some route planning along the backroads for my trek to Midleton tomorrow, and thence to Cork. The weather forecasters are suggesting showers for the next couple of days, in place of the set-in drizzle of today, and so this next section of my LETJOG E2W walk holds the promise of a more intimate look at the rural countryside of the south of Ireland.

The song title that I have chosen for my Blog heading today, ‘Tuesday Morning’ is a 1993 number from the album ‘Waiting For Herb’ by Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band The Pogues, that gave the group their first UK Top 20 hit since ‘Fairy Tale Of New York’ six years earlier. The song was written by Spider Stacy, who also took on the lead vocal part, with the group having parted company prior to the album’s recording, for a while at least, with original frontman Shane MacGowan.