Jennifer reports: Another fantastically beautiful day on this jewel of an island in the middle of the Irish Sea! This time we walked along the stunning coastal path from Groudle Glen to Laxey…. Thank you for all your support speeders, strollers and sightseeing walkers!… 😊 Plans for Leg6 Start – Laxey Beachfront Date – Sunday […]
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Good morning, This is a reminder of this Sunday’s arrangements: Plans for Leg4 – Port Soderick to Groudle Glen Date Sunday 29 April Departure 10am Meet Carpark at Port Soderick Walking time 3.5 – […]
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Next Sunday, 28 January 2018, a group of intrepid walkers will set off from Port Erin to hike the Raad Ny Foillan Anti-Clockwise. Will you be joining us? The plans are as follows: Meet – Opposite the Bay Hotel, Port Erin Departure time – 10:00am Halfway stop – Coffee at the Sound Cafe End […]
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Did you walk all – or some – of the legs of the Raad Ny Foillan with us this year, or would you like to take on the next one, the 2018 Raad Ny Foillan Challenge ( we walk in easy stages!) or just want to support your friends who walked, please join us on […]
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For those who missed it, here is how the Isle of Man Independent reported the completion of the Raad Ny Foillan Challenge last week. If you wish to download this article as a pdf, it is available here. With many thanks to Julie Blackburn and the IOMToday team.
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Twenty seven very lucky walkers assembled at the big bend on the Sloc at 9:30 this morning to hike up Cronk Ny Arrey Laa and down to Eary Cushlin, to complete the circumnavigation of the island via the Raad Ny Foillan, which we started back in June last year. Actually, only 26 were part of […]
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What can one say about a walk like last Sunday’s (30 July) from the beach at Port Erin to the big bend in the Sloc; the views and the colours were endlessly, continually awesome. Where ever you looked, there was beauty! Even on the uphills (although some may not admit it!). The start, opposite the […]
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I have been meaning to catch up, for our reportage is now three weeks, two walks and one recce behind – but as John Lennon said, life is what happens when you are making other plans! So, lets try to make amends. Leg 13 – Port St Mary to Port Erin Like just about all […]
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This evening we did the second part of the Leg13 recce – The Sound Café to Port Erin. The walk took just under an hour. (See here, for the first part of the recce of Leg13.) There are some lovely views from this leg – just a pity that many were covered by […]
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It has become traditional to open our RNF posts with a group photo – so I couldn’t resist the one of this team who watched, fascinated, yesterday as Juliet, Chrissie, Catherine and I recce’d the first part of Leg13 – Port St Mary to Port Erin. Whether it was the two legged humanoids or the […]
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