A writer shares her experience of the Wander Wild Festival, where she stepped out of her comfort zone and enjoyed various outdoor activities.
Ahead of the Wander Wild Festival , taking place 22-24 March, I got a taster of what’s in store, and from the yoga session to the Torc Mountain hike, the weekend far exceeded my expectations. Pretty much all my life, I’ve identified as a very much indoors person.
Thoroughly intimidated by the competitive edge that seemed part and parcel of obligatory schoolyard sports, I resolved to make my excuses once free will came into the equation, sitting out of PE and opting out of friendly five aside games with my more athletic pals. So, I became a savant of indoor hobbies. Knitting, reading, crosswords, card games — all of which can be engaged in while nestled in the corner of the couch. God forbid I am not cosy for even five minutes. My preferred means of exercise involve long walks and following along to YouTube yoga tutorials, perched on a matt on my bedroom floor, and while I would not say I’m unfit, the prospect of a weekend spent trying out some of the programmed events at Wander Wild Festival down in KillarneyTerror that was, in actual fact, entirely unwarrante
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