What's the furthest (farthest?) you've walked home drunk?

AskMyChocolate

I walked home from Conway's on Parnell St. one night to Ballinteer. It made me realise that walking from Parnell St. is not the same as walking from Charlemont St.

I doubt it's my record, as I walked (read barged) straight home. Head down, and furious with myself, for blowing my taxi fare on two more delicious (sweet,sweet can Homer drool) pints.

My record, is probably from Tipperary (please don't ask) walking a girl home, and then having to double back (I thought I was in:().

But, it's possible, my best ever was "chasing the dragon".

i.e. walking the length and breadth of Dublin because I'd convinced myself that a certain Chinese take-away stayed open 24 hours.:o

So, AHers. What's the stupidest amount of miles you've ever gone?

Marathons for charity don't count.

Choco

The_Kew_Tour

From Raheny into the woolshed for more pints however far that is..

Fair drunk that night:eek:

Latchy

Dublin city centre all the way out to Rathfarnham, via Rathmines or Rathgar ( depending on the drunken state ) was a regular walk for me when taxi's were scarce .

theteal

The point depot to Walkinstown road. . .I tell a lie, I eventually got a taxi at the iveah grounds, crumlin road. . .yup, a minute up the road!

Taxi deregulation ftw!

beertons

9 miles, country roads. and lost my lighter, so no smoking. and new shoes, that were only fit for the bin after.

who the fug

Howth to Arbour Hill, shower and straight to college

Phill Ewinn

Ran all the way down yer Ma's leg

Kevin Duffy

Ranelagh to Coolock I think. Didn't feel it though, as a kid I was one of the many hundreds over the years who walked home from Malahide back in the day when the back bar in Gibney's had a reputation for being easier than most to get a pint in.

In Scotland, I once read the mountain rescue log that my mountaineering target for the day had been done by a lost drinker, heading from the hotel at one end of the valley to the town at the other. It's 10km, which is not much, but this is the route he took

danniemcq

Downings to rathmullen

(for all you non Donegal people thats 30ish miles)

FatherLen

somewhere on the south circular rd to phibsborough.

starviewadams

Wexford Street to Clondalkin and Ardamine to Gorey on dark winding country roads.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Kinnitty to Roscrea which is about 10 miles on a dangerous country road. It was a very dark night with no moon and I was wearing dark clothes. Really stupid thing to do, the road is known for lethal driving.

eco2live

I headed out of town in the wrong direction locked at a time when there was about 3 taxis in Ireland. I am talking falling on your arse drunk.

I walked from town to finglas and realized that I was walking in the wrong direction. Sat on the ground for an hour in the frost and fell asleep. Woke up then in flitters and then walked home to Drimnagh. I thought I would never get home. It took about 5 hours in total between falling and sleeping, puking and staggering.

It was a good night though.

TheInquisitor

5 km 3 times. From UL to Limerick City!

four18

Drumcondra to Skerries ! About 25 miles I think, at night, in January, in the rain,No smokes and I didnt get laid ! I sang Hotel California in my head the whole way !:)

jimthemental

TheInquisitor wrote: »

5 km 3 times. From UL to Limerick City!

I can beat that one Sir. LIT to Brookfield Halls, it was about 9 in the morning when I got to my bed.

Mint Sauce

From the pub, to her house, back past the pub on the way back to my house.

It was a long lonely drunk walk home.

SIRREX

Croke Park, after U2 in 1987, to Churchtown, about 7 miles, but hard on the feet when you've just danced the night away!

Hawk Wing 2

13 miles

scotty_irish

from the top of ben nevis to a camp site a few miles away. not a good idea to bring whiskey hill walking.

greenybaby

5 milles but took me 7 hours, spent about 45mins looking at a dead badger and the maggots hanging outta him

yesno1234

TheInquisitor wrote: »

5 km 3 times. From UL to Limerick City!

Same as myself, well Limerick city to UL in the lashings of rain.

Kevin Duffy

greenybaby wrote: »

5 milles but took me 7 hours, spent about 45mins looking at a dead badger and the maggots hanging outta him

Still leaving you 6hrs 15 mins to do 5 miles....what else were you at??

robman60

scotty_irish wrote: »

from the top of ben nevis to a camp site a few miles away. not a good idea to bring whiskey hill walking.

At least you got laid on the top! :pac:

I think it was you who said you had sex on a mountain top.

Most for me is only about two miles. From a field near a friend's house to town.

Wibbs

The walk of shame from Lusk to Terenure was a biggy. Others include Sagart to same(which weirdly felt longer). I'd walk into and out of Dublin city centre regularly enough though. Like every second time I'm in town. Biggest I recall was like DEFTLEFTHAND's on a dark country road near 12 miles. really dumb on my part I should have just kipped under a hedge in a field(Ive done that. Not too bad really).

stovelid

About ten miles.

Alter-Ego

6 Miles many times and also from Town to the outer part of Tallaght (The Garage out the Blessington Road). No idea how far that is though.

AskMyChocolate

theteal wrote: »

The point depot to Walkinstown road. . .I tell a lie, I eventually got a taxi at the iveah grounds, crumlin road. . .yup, a minute up the road!

Taxi deregulation ftw!

I walked from town on several occasions only to be met by taxi-drivers who wanted to take me from Dundrum to Ballinteer. After a walk like that!

I let the blood seep into my shoes.

Ernest Shackleton wouldn't have given them the pleasure.:mad::pac:

AskMyChocolate

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

Ran all the way down yer Ma's leg

That doesn't even make any sense. Unless your daughter was the slapper I was nailing when I used her phone to ring me Ma to see if she knew any Taxi drivers.

AskMyChocolate

FatherLen wrote: »

somewhere on the south circular rd to phibsborough.

I hope you got lost a couple of times, or went looking for food.

Hamiltonion

From Dorset St to Rathmines quite a few times this year, from town to Sandyford Inst Estate once, that was particularly grim as I was drunkenly lost, fell asleep on a football pitch, only to realise upon waking soaked through at 7am that my house was the opposite side of the pitch (In fairness it was my 1st week in Dublin as a student)

AskMyChocolate

eco2live wrote: »

I headed out of town in the wrong direction locked at a time when there was about 3 taxis in Ireland. I am talking falling on your arse drunk.

I walked from town to finglas and realized that I was walking in the wrong direction. Sat on the ground for an hour in the frost and fell asleep. Woke up then in flitters and then walked home to Drimnagh. I thought I would never get home. It took about 5 hours in total between falling and sleeping, puking and staggering.

It was a good night though.

AskMyChocolate

four18 wrote: »

Drumcondra to Skerries ! About 25 miles I think, at night, in January, in the rain,No smokes and I didnt get laid ! I sang Hotel California in my head the whole way !:)

Close the thread. This man knows what it is.

Sweatynutsack

I will always walk home rather than take a taxi, find it clears the head a lot before hittin the pillow. I have walked 7 miles out in the country and was well sober by the time i got their

im invisible

done the 6 miles from town (which town?) home 4 or 5 times, took me between 2 1/2 and 3 hours, dont know how anyone would do much more,
anything over 10 miles, why bother walking? just sleep in a ditch somewhere and get a lift in the morning

AskMyChocolate

scotty_irish wrote: »

from the top of ben nevis to a camp site a few miles away. not a good idea to bring whiskey hill walking.

While I have no experience, I'd say it's a better idea than not bringing it.

AskMyChocolate

Wibbs wrote: »

The walk of shame from Lusk to Terenure was a biggy. Others include Sagart to same(which weirdly felt longer). I'd walk into and out of Dublin city centre regularly enough though. Like every second time I'm in town. Biggest I recall was like DEFTLEFTHAND's on a dark country road near 12 miles. really dumb on my part I should have just kipped under a hedge in a field(Ive done that. Not too bad really).

That's a fair step. Lusk is near Rush isn't it? If it's where I think it is, it's a fair step.

AskMyChocolate

Sweatynutsack wrote: »

I will always walk home rather than take a taxi, find it clears the head a lot before hittin the pillow. I have walked 7 miles out in the country and was well sober by the time i got their

:eek:

Got their what?

\deliverance music

Lady von Purple

Georges Street to Deansgrange. Was about ten minutes away from home when I apparently sat on a bench-at 4am- and said 'I'm tired, I'm going to wait for the busses to start running.' Nevertheless, I soldiered on home after a few minutes. I get bored easily when drunk.

tigerblob

My two friends walked home from Tripod to Santry one night, off their faces, in high heels. They were so drunk they don't remember how long it took them, estimates range from two to four hours. They're sisters and the one minding the taxi money spent it on drink. Needless to say relations were strained for quite a while after that.

I was also on holiday in Switzerland with some friends in January. We all got locked in a pub, two of them had a fight and one of them started walking home. To Glinsk in Co. Galway. He surprisingly didn't succeed.

aaronjumper

im invisible wrote: »

done the 6 miles from town (which town?) home 4 or 5 times, took me between 2 1/2 and 3 hours, dont know how anyone would do much more,
anything over 10 miles, why bother walking? just sleep in a ditch somewhere and get a lift in the morning

Aww that knocks my five miles out. Though I did actually stop for a quick power nap outside some house. Nap included took me bout three hours

Aldebaran

Back when I was a student in Dublin, me and two mates walked from Dame St. to Santry after a night out, stopped at 2 or 3 chippers along the way to refuel. Good times.

jazyguy

When I was 17 or 18 was up In Dublin for a night out. We went to the Stillorgan Park hotel and I blew all my money on booze. The friend I was staying with was in hatch Hall on lower leeson street. Not a clew where I was going, the lads had left me at this stage as I had pulled so asked the bouncer which way was Leeson street and headed off in the rain.

jazyguy

sorry should have been "not a clue" in post above. Bit tired now.

Spunge

stillorgan to rathmines completely locked, no money for a taxi
oh god the pain in my legs, i was nearly crying

castletownman

Once walked home from Quinns Dromcondra, to Clonskeagh, high on vodka and red bull......often used ta walk home from Coppers to Clonskeagh.

Always walk home from town whenever I haven't enough money for a taxi, is around three miles and takes about 1 1/2 hours drunk.

Chocablock

At Kinsale sevens about 3 years ago, four of my friends had to walk back from Kinsale to Cork city centre. Over 30 miles. Took them bloody ages

Gordon Gecko

Sallynoggin to Clontarf, Google reliably informs me that it was 17km-ish and took me 4 and a half hours.

Raze_them_all

Fom oxegen to prosperous, still drunk, sun burnt, dry shaved at the thighs thanks to my mates and in flip flops.

Got lost a few times too. Took 7 ****in hours or so

Poutbutton

Started sober enough..buses were crawling along N4 due to crowds making their way to the park so I walked from Palmerstown to Island Bridge, met the gang then on into the Phoenix Park for a mostly standing 8 hourish day/night at the Red Hot Chili Peppers/Grooove Armada etc gig then walked to Bruxelles had a few, couldn't get a taxi so then walked to the far end of Ranelagh. Great day sore feet, funny times watching my fella at the time having to lie down several times along the route cos his feet were killing him. Probably not too many miles all told but over such a long day & a mad one the night before it went down as our "farthest".

hinault

I walked from the nightclub at Leopardstown race course to Walkinstown back in the day:D