I woke up not sure what I'd do today, but knowing I had a whole blank day. I went to the interwebz to see what was available. I was in familiar Dublin yesterday, so I wanted a new town, but something that was close enough for a full day's activities. I figured I'd go south to Bray or Greystones, two towns in County Wicklow on the southern end of the Dublin Bus system.Cari told me about some trails in that area before i left, so I took the bus to Bray to walk to Greystones along the trails. A morning highlihgt of the day was reading a section of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man on God's eternity while waiting in Cabinteely for the notoriously late 45 bus.
Bray is a gorgeous coastal town. It caters to Irish and international tourists, but I enjoyed walking along the simple boardwalk watching the sea, people, and architecture. The beach is small placed stones rather than sand or gravel. There are two way to hike from Bray to Greystones. One trail climbs up Bray Head, a hill with a large cross on top, and another trail runs along the cliffs with the sea off to the east. I first took the steep trail stright up the mountain. I did some backpacker's rock climbing towards the top like I haven't done since I scaled the Tooth of Time in Philmont, New Mexico. Then I continued south and downhill on the easier trails. Like the rest of my walks, I had gorgeous views, amazing weather, and tired legs towards the end.
Greystones is a nice small coastal town that had a farmer's market today. I took advantage of the luck and bought a brownie, loaf of multigrain bread, and rasperry jam. I had my lunch on the shore near two father-son pairs who skipped stones off towards the horizon. The walk home along the cliffs was great. It's another experience bette expressed in photographs than in words.
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