O Fôn i Fynwy – Day 20 (Storey Arms to Cwmdu)
It’s June 21 – and the longest day of the year looks set to be a long one for us too if we’re to reach our planned destination of Cwmdu in the Black Mountains. As usual I felt much more … Continued
writing and hiking in the sun
Wales is one of the four countries that comprises the United Kingdom (UK) and shares a land border with England.
Wales offers a varied range of hiking for visitors from the high peaks of Snowdonia and rounded mountains of the Brecon Beacons to canal towpaths and coastal walking.
There is a comprehensive network of rights of way, which mean it is relatively easy for hikers to access the countryside and hills.
The Wales Coast Path opened in 2012 and provides 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) of waymarked footpaths.
It’s June 21 – and the longest day of the year looks set to be a long one for us too if we’re to reach our planned destination of Cwmdu in the Black Mountains. As usual I felt much more … Continued
It’s no good, no matter how exhausted I am when I crawl into my sleeping bag, I just can’t get a good night’s sleep in our tiny little tent. The combination of hard ground, cold feet and cramped legs had … Continued
I wish I could say we awoke refreshed and raring to go but it wouldn’t be true; the combination of humidity, endlessly itching midge bites and passing traffic did not result in the most restful of nights. We breakfasted early, … Continued
Why on earth did I imagine it could last? Yesterday, as the NATO summit ended, the whole of Newport was on a high having extended a warm Welsh welcome to 22 world leaders, the international media, 9,500 courteous and very friendly police … Continued