Newport must be one of the few cities that has not updated its docklands and as the bus trundles through Pillgwenlly (Pill for short) to the hotel where Damian and I are planning to spend the night, my heart sinks.
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Angle Point to Pembroke 1.1.17
Angle Point, on the first day of 2017 is wet, grey and cold – but it is January after all………
Continue readingSt. Govan’s Head to Angle 31.12.16
From St. Govan’s Head the Pembrokeshire Coast Path continues through MoD land but as it is a bank holiday there is no firing and the area is open to the public. We pass through the metal gate and pick up a car wide earth/gravel path that runs parallel with the coast – rusting relics of tanks and other decommissioned military equipment litter the landscape.
Continue readingManorbier (Maenorbŷr) to St. Govans Head 30.12.16
We start at the car park overlooking Manorbier Bay and stand for a while watching the surfers vainly trying to catch anything that looks like a wave. There is very little wind and the sky is a leaden grey apart from a few celestial rays penetrating the clouds.
Continue readingSaundersfoot to Manorbier 25.03.16
Back again in Saundersfoot and what a difference a day makes – blue skies and sunshine, follow me down a narrow tarmac road to a sign pointing up to a beautiful stretch of woodland that I would have photographed except that my iPhone keeps telling that I don’t have enough storage to do so. I don’t really understand the message as I spent an hour yesterday deleting photos……..oh well.
Continue readingSaundersfoot to Laugharne 24.3.16
Billy Connelly maintains that there is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes.Weeeeelll…………………..
Continue readingLlanybri to Laugharne 8.10.15
The first bus of the morning to Llanybri takes me to the crossroads under the stern gaze of a massive electricity pylon.
Continue readingLlangain to Llanybri 7.10.15
I catch the bus from Carmarthen to Llangain and the bus driver lets me off at the very spot where I gave up last time – wet and miserable with badly fitting boots. Today I have my new, very comfortable boots on and it looks like it’s going to be a lovely day.
Continue readingPeterstone Wentlooge to Cardiff Bay 12.9.15
A family event has taken Damian and I to South Wales and there is just enough time for a short walk up the west bank of the Severn Estuary.
Continue readingCarmarthen to Llangain 25.8.15
I wake up to a much nicer day and head down to the footbridge with the coracle memorial.
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