Ah it has to be trekking the 4 provincial high peaks in 4 days for charity. My god, that is some experience. There’s the obvious adventure of hiking the high peaks of Lugnaquilla, Slieve Donard, Mweelrea and Carrauntoohil, but the craic touring Ireland over 4 days with the lads and seeing so much of the country on the road is unreal. It’s actually hard to put words on how enjoyable an experience it is. It’s tough don’t get me wrong and it’s both physically and mentally draining but there’s so many moments that you take from the experience that I’ll no doubt carry as vivid memories to my death bed. I mean there are scenes like watching the deer prancing around the Wicklow Mountains, the low clouds quickly rolling over the Mourne Wall like a scene straight from a Hollywood blockbuster, sun rays bursting through the low clouds illuminating the Mayo valleys from the saddle on Mweelrea, and waking to the sun rising over the silhouette of Carrauntoohil. But one memory from that adventure that vividly sticks out to me is lying on my back on the beach in the dead of night at Silver Strand in Mayo, staring up at the heavens, and nothing obstructing my full range of view (think iMax theatre), leaving me with a view of the most crystal clear night sky with zero light pollution. Coincidentally the Milky Way core was visible that evening and we just lay there watching billions of stars glistening, shooting stars whizz by, while the Milky Way formed a star filled rainbow spanning the entire sky directly above us, all with the soundtrack of the ocean crashing on the shore. Never experienced anything like it in my life. Pure bliss and talk about being teleported to another world.