Author: Paul Challinor
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Trinidad here we come!
Aunty and I have gone a little further than usual this week. No, we didn’t take the wrong turning! After spending a night in the Hilton Hotel in Gatwick, we boarded the plane for Trinidad for a two week holiday that also includes Tobago as well. We’ve both been looking forward to this for a…
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How high can we go? To the top of Pen Y Fan!
Number 1 daughter said “I’d like to walk to the top of Pen Y Fan!”. So we called her bluff this morning and dragged her out of bed at 8am on a Saturday – a rare event. We were even out of the house before 9am. An even rarer event! We are lucky in that…
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Children at play
Aunty has just bought a new camera that is able to take photos underwater for our up-coming holiday to Trinidad. So while we were at Cwm Nash Beach at the weekend we had to have a play and see how it worked. Despite my many offers to hold and guard her clothes, Aunty steadfastly refused…
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Cliffs and Beaches
Todays quest was to find a beach, but we concentrated on the cliffs. There are some easy but spectacular walks along the Wales Coastal Path just to the west of Cardiff. We parked in a small car park next to a farm near to Monksnash, and I duly posted my £2 into the honesty box.…
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Boring – but necessary? Portskewett to Redwick
The title says it all. After stating in a previous post that Aunty didn’t want to do any of the boring bits on the coastal path, I mistakenly persuaded her that the section from Portskewett to Redwick would be easy and at least we’d have walked most of the way from Chepstow to Newport. Well…
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It all has to start somewhere
I suppose we can’t really be accused of being organised. Wales now has a single coastal path that goes all the way from Chepstow in the South East on the border with England, west, north and then east to Chester on the North East border with England. The total distance is 870 miles. If anyone…
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Dunraven Bay
Today was a gentle walk along the coast at Dunraven Bay. Didn’t feel like going on a long march after a marathon journey back from Kuala Lumpur yesterday. I should have landed back in the UK in the morning, but the flight was delayed by 14 hours, and so I didn’t get back home until…
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The Last Water Falls
No sign of the number one daughter this morning, despite claims last night of “I want to come for a walk with you tomorrow”. I did make quite a bit of noise making breakfast and sandwiches, but the distinct lack of life from the front bedroom was only exceeded by the distinct lack of movement.…
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Sgwd Clun-Gwyn and Sgwd Eira
Another beautiful day without a cloud in the sky. “A perfect day for waterfalls” Aunty said after the rain earlier in the week. I was dispatched early to the kitchen to make the tea and sandwiches for the expedition. Preparation and an early start were important. We needed to be back for the match at…
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Spring is here
Aunty had to go to work today, but I had a day off. The sun was shining, even if the wind was a little chilly, so what could I do? I asked myself, and as there was no one else to answer I had to answer myself. Newport Wetlands Reserve was the answer. Gathering the…
Travels With My Aunt 