{"id":1453,"date":"2010-04-04T12:46:33","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T12:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2010-04-04T13:00:15","modified_gmt":"2010-04-04T13:00:15","slug":"sunday-dander-the-circuit-of-portstewart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/?p=1453","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Dander &#8211; The Circuit of Portstewart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It being a Sunday and there being a big yellow thing in some blue sky, I took myself off for a dander at 9:30 this morning. I took with me my new &#8220;birthday toy&#8221; a bridge camera, not quite and SLR and not quite a compact. (Tis a Fuji S1500) Now I am not a photographer by any stretch of the imagination and talk of Apertures, F-Stops and ASA numbers is still a bit of a mystery, however my trusty Sony Ericsson phone which has been taking my walkies snaps I had sort of run out of puff with. It took reasonable piccies but not the piccies I wanted to take. Various people who &#8220;Know&#8221; about these things said I needed a camera that did a little bit more.<\/p>\n<p>Anyhows I digress the Circuit of Portstewart is a 7 miler that starts in the car park behind the harbour, down along the Prom, around the nun&#8217;s cliff walk, along the beach to the Barmouth, out to the end of the pier then back along the beach, up past the golf course, up to the Coleraine Road, down the prom and then back to the car.  There is a very nice picture of the route here on the truely wonderful <a href=\"http:\/\/walkjogrun.net\">WalkJogRun.Net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>T&#8217;was a lovely dander, if a bit breezy and not all that warm but 7 miles in 2:10 is not that bad and here is the first batch of piccies from my new camera.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1453 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0005.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0005-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Portstewart Harbour &amp; the Bann Pilot\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1425\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1425'>\n\t\t\t\tPortstewart Harbour &#038; the Bann Pilot\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0007.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0007-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Over to Binevinagh and Donegal\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1427\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1427'>\n\t\t\t\tOver to Binevinagh and Donegal\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0009.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0009-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Spring Daffs\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1428\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1428'>\n\t\t\t\tSpring Daffs\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0011.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0011-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Small Inlet\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1430\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1430'>\n\t\t\t\tSmall Inlet\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0012.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0012-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Edge of Land Start of Sea\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1431\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1431'>\n\t\t\t\tEdge of Land Start of Sea\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0016.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0016-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wee Waterfall\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1435\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1435'>\n\t\t\t\tWee Waterfall\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0017.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0017-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Portstewart Strand\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1436\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1436'>\n\t\t\t\tPortstewart Strand\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0019.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0019-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hey what&#039;s the Blue Stuff\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1438\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1438'>\n\t\t\t\tHey what&#8217;s the Blue Stuff\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0023.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"LightHouse &amp; big sky\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1442\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1442'>\n\t\t\t\tLightHouse &#038; big sky\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0025.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1444\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1444'>\n\t\t\t\tB&#038;W lighthouse\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0028.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0028-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1447\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1447'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Pier @ the Barmouth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0029.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0029-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Looking back from the Pier\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1448\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1448'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking back from the Pier\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0031.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0031-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A flock of &quot;Oh Feck it&#039;s cold&quot; birds\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1450\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1450'>\n\t\t\t\tA flock of &#8220;Oh Feck it&#8217;s cold&#8221; birds\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0032.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/slightlydoolally.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/DSCF0032-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1451\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1451'>\n\t\t\t\tNorth Atlantic Sky\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It being a Sunday and there being a big yellow thing in some blue sky, I took myself off for a dander at 9:30 this morning. 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