O Fôn i Fynwy – Day 16 (Pontrhydfendigaid to Rhandirmwyn)

Pontrhydfendigaid is one of those Welsh place names that we monoglots struggle to get our tongues around… thus many of us take the lead from locals who just call it Bont. I’ve rather warmed to Bont over the years. We’ve passed … Continued

O Fôn i Fynwy – Day 15 (Ponterwyd to Pontrhydfendigaid)

  We’re obviously getting the bug for long-distance hiking because over breakfast we started thinking about other routes we’d like to tackle in the future: perhaps an end to end through Madeira (a gorgeous island that makes Wales look flat) … Continued

O Fôn i Fynwy – Day 14 (Dylife to Ponterwyd)

After a delicious breakfast of fruit salad, yoghurt, pancakes and maple syrup it was time to bid farewell to Maya and John, Steve and Rachel (who were lucky enough to be staying another few days). I was a little bit … Continued

O Fôn i Fynwy – Day 11 (Barmouth to Abergynolwyn )

After a good night’s sleep, the world always feels like a better place. When we left the Crystal Palace just after 10am, it felt like we were stepping out on a different planet. Overnight it seemed Barmouth had transformed itself into … Continued