You know you're an Ulster Way hiker when....

24 km is a rest day
It is easier and shorter to list what doesn't hurt
You know all the bus schedules in NI
You can spot a stile from 1/2 a mile away
You pass along beside a fence or gate and eye how you would climb it with a pack
You clothes are packed in groups of wearable and disgusting
You're in bed by 8 pm every night and the nights you go out for dinner one beer makes you giddy.
You lose weight eating fried and battered food at every meal
Half way through you have a list of gear being tossed before heading home
You can read a map that doesn't list street names
In 2 weeks you've talked to more sheep than people
The only towns in NI you can name are places with accommodations along route
You're in bed asleep before the rest of the b and b guests even arrive
You only turn down rides offered by passing motorist so you can get your mile count in for the day or when you are in Murder Hole.
Pharmacy workers are very concerned by the amount of pain treatment meds you purchase.
You are following a trail with more livestock hoof prints than foot prints.
You have more water in your boots than in your camelback.
In the beginning you have the taxi driver drop you 1/2 mile from your start point so you don't miss it, by the end when the driver offers to drive you the 3 miles up the hill from where you wanted to start, and you take it.
You wonder daily why it is you haven't met any other people the whole trip who are also hiking the whole route.