Very proud with another 30 miles under the belt..or rather the soles of the feet. This time the weather was very kind, perhaps too kind. Sunday was the coolest but the one where we failed to apply enough sun cream, slightly red in the evening at Cardiff. Monday was just plain sunny! Mustn't complain...Car left at Premier Inn in Cardiff (sorry Jane and Joanna..) and train to Newport to resume at the Usk transporter bridge. No mean feat finding our way there through a not glamorous area of Newport...
With our Velindre T-shirts we thought we would find more sponsorship but apart from a taxi driver it wasn't that successful...thank you taxi driver, you know who you are! Walked along the levees again, saw the Uskmouth power stations in the distance and past the West Usk lighthouse with its tardis and all...Dr Who country now.
Saw a variety of mad creatures - a bull (luckily quite a calm one), a pair of mad dogs (a bit like the homeward bound pair, one short the other large and loud, looking a bit like Bullseye from Oliver...) and later a mad walleyed stallion and to complete the menagerie a pair of goats in the caravan site approaching Cardiff!
We also saw more oyster catchers, herons and very excitingly a pair of lapwings! Just not a camera good enough or a quick enough reflex to catch a picture!
The estuary views were fantastic. Could still see the Severn bridges as we left the coast for the night to trudge up Ocean Way to the hotel. About 17 miles so ready for a good meal and a good sleep....
Next day..set off at about 9.45 all sun creamed as the sun was hot! Very interesting walk around Cardiff Bay to the barrage and Penarth. Very quiet though we thought and all looks so new!
A bit sad that the levees have ended now. Completely different landscape now and the caravan parks are there in earnest but who can blame them they're in lovely places! Surrounded by lovely countryside and plenty of history...we even lunched in a World War II observation post - by golly it was cool!
The approach to Barry was very hot and not that interesting, the path mainly passing between the coast, which was lovely, and mainly residential areas. It was quite busy as we walked into the centre...the McDonald's provided a well earned rest and respite...
13 miles and ready for next week??
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