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Travel Blogs from Tenby
The beaches and cliffs of Gower
... beaches, dunes, nature reserve through saltwater marsh, woodland trails and cliff tops. I learned that gorse blossoms smell like coconut! (Why are they still in bloom at the end of October?) We saw kestrels (they can hover like helicopters), choughs (pronounced "chuff," they are like crows but with red beaks and feet) and even wild ponies.
Five of us took the second day off, ...
Check that address
... Wembley was being redeveloped. The other thing is that there are flags all around the top of the walls of Cardiff Castle. Currently they alternate Welsh and Australian flags. No idea why.
A very short drive to Caerphilly to see the castell (I am such a Welsh speaker) and to get our castell passes. Even though we've seen many similar towns, I will never stop being amazed how cities and towns have castles and/or other ruins in their midst. ...
First day of adventure - wish it hadnt been one!
... at the front of Royvon which is nice - well I think it is anyway. All her favourite people there so she will be fine.
Back to Swansea, loaded up the car, set off in sunshine, and by Skewen (about 5 miles!) the heavens openend - like a monsoon. Stayed like that all the time. Just by the Porthcawl exit on M4, heard almightly bang under car, there must have been something in the road. I couldnt stop because of the traffic, was convinced I had a ...
Rain, thunder and lightning in Rhossili-Tim
Spent an enjoyable if very wet week on the Gower Peninsula. Very glad we were in the van as it rained at least part of every day! Scenery and beaches are superb here and great for boogie boarding with long shallow beaches. Malcolm, Jo and the boys had a harder time of things in the tent. We had a couple of trips into Swansea for the cinema and water park and the local Worms Head Ale was a very good ...
The walk ( Oliver)
... we got there we were soaking wet. Post note from mum - this was about a lovely walk along the coastal path on the gower peninsula in wales near Swansea . The walk ends at a glorious beach at rhosilli with sweeping views along the coast . I am sure you are all now feeling sorry for Oliver particularly when you look at the ...