Category: Wales
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We’ve turned into Gypsies
After picking up our caravan last weekend, this bank holiday weekend was the first time we really used it. Work finished on Friday, Aunty and I jumped into the car and drove to the caravan storage park to collect the van. The connection to the towing bar went relatively smoothly, once I had remembered to…
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Bluebells
Well we’re now back in the UK, but the beauty we have here at home is just as spectacular as anywhere else. Aunty has recently found a list on-line “100 Things to do in Wales Before You Die” (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/100-things-wales-before-you-6503970). Now we don’t intend to shuffle off the immortal coil yet, and for me there are…
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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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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…
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