Junior Cert Results and Camping Trip

I fell just short of my Junior Cert Results goal I had set myself. Fortunately I wasn't thinking about it for long as we left for Lough Dan shortly after receiving the results.

Preparation for this trip began weeks in advance. The perfect amount of Protein and Carbohydrates (not forgetting Complex Carbohydrates) was vital for maintaining muscle mass. We would need to carefully plan this out. I arranged to share a tent with 3 friends. We split the food responsibilities equally. Tadhg took Complex Carbs. Cian wrestled Fruit/Veg and Breakfast goods. Mark bravely took Protein and Carbs for DAY 1, I took them for DAY 2. A fool proof plan. We each brought our own sleeping bag etc. I would advise others going on this trip in the future to bring...


 1. Water (5L container) and plenty of bottles to fill
 2. Instant noodles, pasta etc.
 3. Comfortable shoes for walking, don't have to be hiking shoes
 4. Ball
 5. Electric cooker

These five are the most important in my opinion because you spend most of your time eating and walking. Don't bother making a fancy stew or a the like, instant meals are a lots easier to make. Boiling Water and a frying pan was how we made most meals. Pot noodle and bacon was key.
 

The walk on the second day is very long. 25km is longer than its sounds. I would suggest bringing a lot of water and some cereal bars to be eating regularly.

I was disappointed we didn't anything in or on the lake. It seemed kind of pointless going to Lough Dan in the first place if all we could do was stay in  field beside the lake. Might as well have just gone to random field. But besides that point I really enjoyed this trip and I cant wait for the trips to come this year.