writing and hiking in the sun
For a hiker, there is no better feeling than completing a long-distance trail.
Knowing you are literally following in the footsteps of many others who are also passionate about walking, the satisfaction of knowing that each day’s miles bring you closer to your end destination.
Long-distance trails are best tackled – and enjoyed – in one continuous trip. If you can spare the time, walking a linear route in its entirety is logistically easier than returning to various points mid-route. This is how we walked O Fôn i Fynwy and the Via Algarviana.
We completed the Pembrokeshire Coast Path over several weekends, but found this approach difficult when we decided to tackle the South West Coast Path (which we have yet to finish).
Most long-distance trails are marked on maps and there are often guidebooks available. Harri has written one of the guidebooks for the Wales Coast Path.
Our first day can be summed up in one word… bridges!! We might have been going nowhere near Bridgwater today but these man-made constructions certainly dominated our walk. We set off on a blustery, grey day, relieved that the torrential … Continued
Whenever we walk along the south east Wales coastline between Llantwit Major and Worm’s Head, we find ourselves pondering on the way the English coastline (opposite) creates an illusion that the open sea is upriver and vice versa. Read more … Continued
I need to learn more about travelling light because if things go according to plan, I’ll be backpacking across Wales very soon. We’re just waiting to see if Harri’s employer approves his request for unpaid leave. If it’s … Continued
Romantic candlelit dinners, red roses and chocolate have become rather clichéd over the years. Harri clearly thinks so because our eighth Valentine’s Day passed without the whisper of even a heart-shaped malteser. Instead, he announced, he would be taking me … Continued
