O Fôn i Fynwy – Day 23 Monmouth to Chepstow)

  The homeward leg. Chepstow is just seventeen miles down river. By early evening, we’ll have finally reached ‘Fynwy’ and the end of our adventure. Over breakfast, Harri asked if walking through Wales had made our country seem bigger or smaller … Continued

O Fôn i Fynwy – Day 17 (Rhandirmwyn to Llandovery)

I’m not sure today’s dismal six miles count as a stroll, let alone a hike. And the reason for cutting our day’s walking so short… at some point this afternoon and for no fathomable reason, I experienced a meltdown. Let me … Continued

O Fôn i Fynwy – Day 7 (the Carneddau to Dolwyddelan)

When we woke at 4.15am it was already light, but it was too early to set off again, so we snuggled down and managed a few more hours sleep. Never again, we vowed, as we packed away our rucksacks later. … Continued

O Fôn i Fynwy – Day 3 (Bull Bay to Moelfre)

The day after a birthday is always a bit depressing. Another year older and all that… it was just as well I didn’t have time to mope. Today’s schedule didn’t look too bad on paper; we were aiming to reach … Continued