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Swansea
First thing we went to Liberty Stadium to pick up the tickets for the Swansea games against Norwich and Middlesborough. Phil (the man who Jono managed to organise tickets through) took us behind the scenes and into Liberty Stadium itself! We were both chuffed and had our photo taken. After getting the tickets we went into the Merchandise shop and while Jono was browsing he was asked by some Danish jornalists if he could do an ...
London (Heathrow) - Swansea
... that much for the tickets to begin with! To chew through time we went into the cafe in the lobby and had a coffee. We got chatting to a nice English lady who had the same idea of passing time while waiting as well. We had a lovely soup for lunch in the cafe before heading to the bus. Practically as soon as the bus started we had both fallen asleep and the next thing we knew we were in ...
The beaches and cliffs of Gower
... was forecast to be heavy rain, and I was suffering from a wretched cold and cough.
On our last full day we took a van to Rhossili, our walking guide’s favourite place in the UK – she’s passionate about it! After an exhilarating walk along the cliffs and past Worm’s Head, we relaxed at the pub-café, then a few of us tramped down the many, many steps to the ...
Not a good start...
... couldn't really grip. Assuming that it was just a bit cold, I persevered and managed to wriggle my way free of my rubbery prison. By now, I was starting to warm up and the feeling, and pain, was returning to my hand.
On the way home, my finger became gradually more painful. My attempts to cool the rapidly swelling joint with the car's air-conditioning were futile. Furthermore, the Welsh traffic authority had felt the need to put some speed ...
Lynton
We spent our first three days at Lynton on the north Devon coast across the Bristol Channel from Wales. Lynton was developed at the top of the hill as a resort town in the 1800's and has a number of great coastal walks. Lynmouth is the town below at sea ...