To get to the start of the walk at Fishguard I travelled by train from London (via Swansea). The weather was fine when I arrived but then, as forecast, it rained overnight and all the next day - Day 1 of the walk. Day 2 started with rain but quickly cleared and I arrived at the end in bright sunshine. I finished the walk at Poppit Sands as I had to be in time to catch a bus to Aberystwyth.
View from Fishguard to the old fort on the headland near the start of the walk. This was taken on the day I arrived - before the rain.
View of the valley below Fishguard.
... another view of the valley below Fishguard.
... another view of the valley below Fishguard.
Lower Fishguard.
The Fishguard fort near the start of the walk on Day 1.
Some of the track - hard to keep the boots dry and clean :-(
The track was generally well marked. Just had to follow the acorn symbols and keep the sea on my left.
Well maybe the weather was bad but the names must have been pretty entertaining. St Dogmaels indeed! And couldn't they come up with a more charming name for a town than Lower Fishguard? Aberystwyth begins as if its author was trying to produce a regular, memorable and pronounceable, name, then seems to disappear into an abyss.
ReplyDeleteLovely scenery too, while also somewhat familiar. The buildings look a lot different but from the nature it's easy to see how Australia reminded Captain Cook of Wales. Unless I'm totally wrong about that story in which case I'm sure Graeme will point it out.