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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
We arrived in London an hour early as we had 230km/h tail winds! It was a nice flight with no real turbulence and time seemed to pass quickly. As our bus tickets from London to Swansea were pre-booked for 1.05pm we went to the ticketing office to see if we could amend our tickets to an earlier bus, we were told it would cost £51!! We decided not to amend our original tickets seen as we ...
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, ...
Not a good start...
... up and rest it for the next few weeks.
When I asked if I would be able to surf with it, the doctor's response was to ask me if I had travel insurance. Not exactly what you want to hear a week before a surfing holiday.
It is in these situations that two powerful words start to take form in one's mind. Two words that can give a man the power to overcome any ailment. Two words that are said as follows:
Man Up
And man up I ...
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 ...