Tag Archives: hiking

191 Manorbier to Stackpole Quay

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

Today is one of those glorious summer days you dream about, with hardly a cloud in the sky. I enjoy Swanlake and Barafundle Bay, before getting into a panic about missing the bus. Continue reading →

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190 Tenby to Manorbier

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

Everybody I meet stops for a chat. And everyone warns me about the thunderstorms. But I get distracted by a couple of rare choughs. Continue reading →

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189 (pm) Amroth to Tenby

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

I start along the famous Pembrokeshire Coast Path and discover I’m following the International Appalachian Way. After stumbling through hellish tunnels, I walk among twisting trees and take a wrong turn down to a secret beach.
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189 (am) Pendine to Amroth

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

A high pressure system from Africa has settled on the UK like a hot blanket. I misjudge the difficulty of the path and the effects of the strange weather. Continue reading →

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188 pm Laugharne to Pendine

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

I follow Dylan Thomas’s Birthday Walk and find a very mysterious inscription. Continue reading →

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188 am – St Clears to Laugharne

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

The fields are lush with wild flowers and pretty grasses. June really is a lovely month for walking, despite a surge of hay fever. Continue reading →

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187 Llansteffan to St Clears

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

I tackle another estuary, take risky shortcuts, tangle with cows and meet a very old bull. Continue reading →

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186 Llangain to Llansteffan

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

The calves stand uncertain on stick-like legs, watching me nervously. Where are their mothers? Continue reading →

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185 pm – Carmarthen to Llangain

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

After a pint of cider, I feel refreshed and all the problems of this morning’s walk are forgotten. I decide to make the most of the sunny afternoon and continue on a little further. Continue reading →

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185 am – Ferryside to Carmarthen

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Ruth Livingstone

The terrier takes another bite of my trousers. I back away slowly. But, to my horror, the dogs follow me – keeping up a relentless yapping and growling. Continue reading →

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