Here we are again...now able to do a few walks as day trips as we head up Cardigan Bay as its not too far to drive there and back in the day. Don't forget to check my www.justgiving.com/Pamela-Mallpress page if you are interested in the totals...thank you!
Sunday morning – and we were
up before 7 and off before 7.30 – to New Quay or Cei Newydd. Taxi picked us up
at 9.30 to Aberporth…we discovered the dolphin statue should have gone to New Quay
where they do see more dolphins but the council got it wrong! So off we set and it was a beautiful morning
– the clouds
and cliffs making lovely shadows over the sea all day long – and it was a long
day…We passed quite a few old railway carriages made into holiday homes,
different! Some were more
Pullman
like than others!
We soon came round on a well made path to Tresaith with its waterfall and caravan park above…the sea was frothing nicely in the quite steep breeze, very pretty.
Then a long pull out of
the cove to gain height once more. A lovely walk then along the cliffs to
Penbryn, a place we had before set out on a coastal walk from. Some of the going was on the muddy side again...
..and the cliff views were wonderful once more...I do run out of superlatives!
And then we could see the beach at Penbryn ahead..
We went down
through a pretty wood and over a stream with waterfall...
...out across the National trust car park and up the cliff again. Lovely views as we looked out to sea - the shadows were very pretty..
We soon dropped down to Traeth Morfa, a pretty
secluded beach with its own island
and there is a settlement of some sort just
beyond here – did we see earthworks? Maybe..
We could see back as far as Mwnt and Cardigan Island
and ahead to Ynys Lochtyn – the first or maybe 2
nd fort of the day.
By the way – Mwnt had a fort on top too so we did “see” one last week. Then we began to drop down to Llangrannog.
We didn’t remember the statue of Saint Caranog from our last visit. His
grandfather was Ceredig apparently, hence Ceredigion..He was apparently born
here and so the place is named after him.
It was very windy in the village and
noisy with some roadworks or some such going on and then it spotted with rain so
Chris was thwarted at not being able to find a spot for lunch. We climbed out
of the cove, quite steeply and found a hedge of blackthorn, just beginning to flower, to shelter behind to eat our sandwiches..
– and then
the sky brightened again anyway!
Passed Cilborth cove and onwards to the
amazing headland of Ynys Lochtyn and its fort above – apparently the settlement was there from stone age
through to iron age – Pendinas Lochtyn
It really is an enchanting place and also named the upside
down pan as that is what it looks like from a distance as you'll see later! My oh my…it was then a very steep climb
beyond…felt like I should be spiderwoman….It really was so much steeper than it looks here!
But at least we had good views of the earthworks atop the hill...
Soon after we arrived close to the
Urdd centre where we knew the path ahead was closed due to a landslip (if you look closely you can make out the closed path on the cliff on the picture below)
so we
took a diversion a bit early and headed up the road, following minor roads to
Cwmtydu.
Cwmtydu is a lovely little cove, the waves
were bashing on the rocks.
Once more it was a tough climb out of the
cove and by now I was falling by the wayside a bit…..very tired old bones! I
was reinvigorated on seeing Aber Castell and its neighbouring Castell Bach fort
as we reached the top – hadn’t realized we would see these so soon. And what a
magnificent sight!
A family were just climbing their way out – wonder if they’d
seen any dolphins today? We had so far looked in vain! The hill fort had clear
earthworks – and it looked like half had----yes, fallen into the sea.
Fine
views forwards and back in the sparkling sunlight. Quite tough going now up and
down – the cliffs still a fine sight – some mini Cemaes Heads to be seen with
their folded rock.
Fine views looking back now in the sinking but still bright sunlight...
(note the upside down pan...can't remember the Welsh name for that)
We came upon a coastguard station at Birds Rocks and
mistakenly took inland but retrace our steps after only disturbing a few Texel
sheep…not falling out too badly. We rounded the cliffs and could now see the
mountains just in the distance…Plynlimon up to Cadair Idris and to Snowdonia,
faintly on the horizon. And more closely, the final headland before New Quay...
Then
we could see New Quay laying out beneath us – hooray! Steep climb down but in
lovely sinking sunlight.
As we walked along on of the streets heading for the
car park, our taxi lady popped out and asked how our day had been – think she
had been worrying about us making it! She advised us we would find a coffee
(& lemonade) at the Penwig Hotel – and so we did….marvellous! It was 6.30!!
Energy saving few days ahead before the next trip......see you then!
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