The Welsh Walker

I went to visit my parents for the weekend, and as my mother enjoys walking as much as I do we decided to go for a walk from Aberdare town to Dare Valley Country Park. An easy walk, but pleasant, lots to see and a lovely sunny day for it.

Today I went a little further afield than normal and met my mother for a walk around Pembrey Country Park. This is a great place to visit because it has a bit of everything; forest, lakes, rivers, beach. There are various trade shows going on most weekends, and there is also the opportunity for horse riding, skiing, or even having a go on a toboggan. 

Just a quickie today, a run around Fendrod Lake, Swansea. I almost got mugged by a swan and his posse, were they after my phone or my cereal bar? Who knows, I didn't stay to find out. ;)  

The Gower Peninsula is renowned for it's beauty, everywhere you turn there is something new and amazing to see. Today I joined another group for a fairly short social walk along the coastal path from Langland Bay to Caswell. The weather was perfect, and the views, as expected, were stunning. 

I decided to go for an after-work run along the promenade. Not very successful to be honest, it's a mystery how some days I feel I can run for hours and other days I can barely manage a shambling shuffle. Today was definitely more of a (gasping, wheezing, stumbling) shuffle.  Despite my fail, it was a lovely evening on the seafront and definitely worthy of a few quick snaps. 

I've always wanted to go up Kilvey Hill, I drive past it regularly but going through the trees on my own seemed a bit iffy. Happily, I was mooching about on one of the websites for local walking groups and discovered one of them was doing an evening walk to the top so I went along. 

The original plan for this evening was to head to the cinema to see Spiderman Homecoming, but the weather was too glorious to be wasted in a darkened room, so instead my friend and I decided on an evening stroll around Mumbles.