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The itinerary is from Mumbles to Port Talbot, but I did the walk in reverse as it was easier to get to Port Talbot early in the morning than it would have been to get back to Mumbles in the afternoon because the bus that links these to towns does not run on Sunday, whichContinue reading “Mumbles to Port Talbot, Aug. 27, 2017”

Today’s drama began before I left.  All set to head out to catch the bus back to Penmaen whence to begin walking to Mumbles (isn’t that the cutest name for a place?), I reached to open the exterior door to the B and B, the one I had been told was never locked, and, toContinue reading “Penmaen to Mumbles, August 26, 2017”

The walk to Rossili was short and lovely, and, due to my 6:30 a.m. it-is-time-to-set-out-time, I arrived at 9:15, which is ridiculous.  So I walked around a bit, met a real nut case lady, who, thank God, was headed back to her car, and contemplated Worm’s Head, a three-section peninsula that is connected to theContinue reading “Llangennith to Rhossili to Penmaen Aug 24+25, 2017”

If it is not one thing it is another.  Today’s challenge was high tides when, for my purposes, they needed them to be low! The path was flooded, necessitating a detour, then the path was flooded further on. Took off boots and socks and waded—having successfully tried that technique once before, so why not, butContinue reading “Penclawdd to Llangenneth”

What a sight this morning, el sol!  But, to relieve you of suspense, I will reveal that it did rain later on. The things one finds on the path! I stopped at the Llanelli Wetlands Center: Facts: These Carribean flamingos are the largest of the six species of flamingos.  Adults eat 50,000 brine-fly larvae aContinue reading “Llanelli to Penclawdd August 22, 2017”

Sights of the day on a flat, mostly easy path except for the mud that almost pulled a boot off.  Fortunately, I tie my laces very well.  I actually saw a cow, not the one below, sink into the mud to above its left hind knee.  Remarkably, she pulled herself out. What this random collectionContinue reading “Kidwelly to Llanelli August 21”

Crazy walk today.  Lots of everything except hills…..just a few of those, and sun….there wan’t any.  I guess it was busy getting ready to be eclipsed in the US.  But mud aplenty, enough challenging wayfinding to make it interesting, a race against the rain….I lost, and the opportunity for an explanatory cow shot.   THISContinue reading “Carmarthen to Kidwelly August 20, 2017”

Walk to Carmarthen was only ten miles—would have been nine, but lack of signage made it ten, if you get my drift—and there was a patch of thick, thorny, brambly overgrowth to walk through, which kind of tore up my arms.  A ton of bites, probably from disturbing the little critters that live in thatContinue reading “Carmarthen August 18+19 2017”

Conditions for today’s walk began last night at about 9:30 when it rained and thundered so loudly that had someone been standing next to you, indoors, you would not have been able to hear him/her talk.  The weather report announced that it would rain thusly for 92 minutes.  (Weather forecasters here are precise that way.) YouContinue reading “Laugharne to Llansteffan, August 17, 2017”

The shires may change from Pembroke to Carmarthen, but hillage, beaches, fields and towns are similar.  The dramatic heavy, rocky coastline of Pembrokeshire was not evident today, but more mileage needed to verify that observation. A disappointment occurred at Pendine Sands.  There, up on a high cliff, I gazed with happiness at a L OContinue reading “Amroth to Laughrne August 16, 2017”