What a walk this is. There cannot be a walk like it for the sheer diversity of scenery. Yesterday we came off the Clwydian Hills only to walk through a forest ...
... then later, across a narrow path half way down some big, Lake District style scree elopes.
As a lot of people walk the path south to north, rather than north to south as we are doing, we get to meet quite a few fellow path walkers and have had some great chats. We even met a lady who had stayed with Ken and Barbie on the Coast to Coast (Aunty M will appreciate this).
Last night we stayed at the Squirrels in Llangollen. We didn't see any squirrels, but we made lots of new bear friends as it was a bear friendly B& B. Our new friend Porter was there to welcome us in reception ...
In a pub, the Wynnstay Arms, which we called into on spec, we met Offa's Dykes friendliest bar maid, probably Wales' friendliest bar maid, Nia. She was just lovely so we stayed longer than we planned to and enjoyed a tasty and great value meal.
Today rain was forecast for most of the day. We're delighted to report it largely stayed away and we only got a few spots. We also got enough sunshine to cause our minders to slap on the suntan lotion, so as not to add to their collection of sunburnt areas.
The climb back to the path from Llangollen was a big one but it was o.k. as we only had 12 miles to do today. Our route took us across the famous Pontcysyllte aqueduct which we had crossed a few years ago by canal boat so it was good to revisit and to sit by the canal and have a Spanish coffee, served barista style from an enterprising canal boat. Not long after leaving the Llangollen Canal, we encountered the historic dyke that King Offa built over 1,200 years ago for the first time. You can see the big ditch and sloping sides quite clearly.
We have ended the day at a B&B called Carreg-y-big which is attached to the Oswestry equestrian centre. As a result there are lots of horses here so we are all quite excited. Richard, our host cooked us an excellent chicken meal which we enjoyed with toffee fudge cake and red wine, so we all feel quite mellow now.
Hopefully we will get a chance to publish this post tomorrow so you can catch up with us.
Lots of love, George, Yorkie and Gio xxx
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2 comments:
Midland Branch were glad to read your latest post this evening as they might be rather busy tomorrow. We were all glad to learn that you are still enjoying your adventure and the ever changing scenery. Hope the weather continues to favour your endeavour.
Suffolk Branch were wondering how you were getting on - this post only just appeared? All sounds great - has Porter walked with you? How does it compare with the Coast to Coast? Forecast doesn't look great for Wales today but hope you manage to avoid the worst of it.
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