Category: Travelogue
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20. Day Two in Llwyngwril: Riding that (Cambrian Line) Train
There it is, right outside my window!! I *loved* having the train stop at my cottage. I literally crossed behind the house and through a gate, and stepped out on the platform. It was not loud or disruptive at all. I rode a train almost every day. Today’s small adventure was to Tywyn (two stops)…
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19. Day One in Llwyngwril: Seashore and Shopping
Arose shortly after sunrise and decided to take a walk down to the sea. The community store was to open at 8 AM, so plenty of time to enjoy a beautiful morning! The sun on the sea, the distant hills, and mountains was sublime. Plus lots of drama in that sky. I was so very…
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17. Walk Day, Hay-on-Wye
I didn’t feel badly about not walking from Monnington to Hay, but I DID want to get in the full days of walking I had intended. So I decided to walk to the next town (Glasbury) and take a bus back to Hay. I optimistically started out, and the walk was lovely. There *was* an…
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16. Market Day, Hay-on-Wye
You know what I really enjoyed? A day off. I wandered around the market and got some home bakes and cider, then just explored the town a little. Didn’t take a lot of photographs, just really enjoyed the villageness of it. There were so many bookstores — I only visited a very small percentage. 12…
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15. Final Day of the Walk: Monnington-on-Wye to Hay-on-Wye
This was to be my final day of walking, but due to weather, I called it and caught a ride with Tracy when she picked up my bag. But before that, I had a great time chatting with my host and looking at her extensive library. I really do want to read the UK editions…
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14. Day Eight of the Walk: Hereford to Monnington-on-Wye
The hardest day of walking, and the longest. Started off well with a kitty! But no breakfast…it was too complicated to try and get to an open place (which were precious few and far away). Thankfully, I had two Kind bars in my pack! I wasn’t sure what was going to happen about lunch, but…
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13. Day Seven of the Walk: Fownhope to Hereford
I rose quite early to pack up the rest of my stuff (more scattered than usual due to two days in the same place), and broke fast at 7:30 AM. I was really glad for this energizing meal, as I needed a faster pace to get to Hereford in time to see the Mappa Mundi…
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12. A Day Off in Fownhope
As often as possible, I tried to stay one extra day to rest up after a particularly long stretch of the Walk. In Fownhope, that gave me an opportunity to experience a little of village life. Not hard, really, it is a tiny place. But I just loved it so. Even before I got there,…
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11. Day Six of the Walk: Ross-on-Wye to Fownhope
Even though I considered the Wye Valley Walk to be South Wales, it is about evenly divided in the southern part of the walk between Wales and England. The river is or is close to the border between the two countries. From Hay-on-Wye northwards, it is entirely in Wales. Symonds Yat, Ross-on-Wye, and Fownhope are…
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10. Day Five of the Walk: Kerne Bridge to Ross-on-Wye
This was one of my favorite days of walking, beautiful, just challenging enough, and perfect weather. The walk out of Kerne Bridge started level but quickly presented me with the first, biggest climb of the day. Total elevation change this section 1200 feet, and a compact 5.5-mile walk to Ross-on-Wye. And arrival in Ross signaled…
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