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... We joined her for fifteen miles atop the long, curving ridge boundary of Brecon Beacons National Park. At dusk the three of us spotted an elderly lady and her beagle hiking toward us. Teetering along on a walking stick, she wore a motoring cap and clutched a bunch of wildflowers. I said hello and asked her where she was going. She replied in Welsh, “Rydw i yma yn barod.” We looked to Holly for a translation.

“She said, ‘I’ ...

... the beach and had sandwiches amongst the pidgeons - some guy left his sandwich for about 10 seconds to get something from the bar and at least 20 pesky birds were on it in seconds!

Then we visited Machynlleth - known as the spiritual capital of Wales - home of the last Welsh led parliament in the 1400s. We were lucky enough to visit on market day - Josh spoiled me with a small dragon charm for my necklace and also a Welsh ...

... is just next to the Millenium Centre, the home to the national opera which is just stunning.

We then wandered back into the city centre, checked out the shops and a well earnt coffee and then headed back to the hostel. We've just been reading the paper (which came complete with a Robbie Williams cd today!) and Josh is fast asleep!

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... I switched it off half way down, so its not the full trace). Anyway, cracking interval session - max HR of 181, average HR of 130... so definitely tough in places, but not maximal, it can be done :)
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Group of 25 headed up Snowdon in celebration of Andy Duggards retirment.

Brilliant time was had by all, probably the best retirement I have been on (obviously sponsored by Carlsburg)

Congratulations Andy.

Proved to be a good last workout before we go - calves are feeling the effect though.

Well done to those that completed this mountain for the first time - Scafell next!

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... in Paisley...but we'll head into Glasgow tonite probably. We've got the hotels for Scotland booked, and the ferry to Northern Ireland....but that's as far as we've gotten now... When we get to the hotel tonite, we'll figure out the car and hotels for Ireland.

And these pictures are what the room looks like after we've exploded all over it with trying to dry clothes and repacking.

... the piano in both of the services. At Penarth they were having their community Sunday where the children's groups that use the facility (like the boy scouts) attend and take part in the service. You can see some other shots of the services at the churches if you check out the thumbnails. Just think, before you know it, we'll be updating the blog with the details of the event you've all been waiting for... The Wedding ...

... sided conversation there). An interesting night. The next day I took a trip to Caerphilly, a town just north of Cardiff to see the mighty castle there. It was built the at the same time as others I had seen earlier (late 13th century) but was much bigger and defensively more advanced. More importantly, however, was that the interior was much better explained than the other two, with a more extensive history on the building process and ...