Explore Britain with me...

Thank you for joining me. My journey has only just begun (September 2014). I will be travelling around the coast of Britain over the coming years. I hope to see all the coastline and much of the interior. I am going anticlockwise and randomly started at the Dyfi Estuary, one of the most beautiful parts of Wales that I already knew, overlooked by the most beautiful mountain Cadar Idris. I am looking forward to seeing and recording all sorts of things. My own passion extends to wildlife, geology, scenery, history, architecture and I am interested to meet people and see the communities and towns that I pass. I have read different accounts on the length of the coast and it varies enormously, but at its extreme could be as much as 37000km, taking into accurate measurements and including all the islands. I don't think that's feasible, but much probably is! I suspect Ill use a combination of foot power, bikes and busses if I am to do it all. Perhaps I can use boats too and maybe even swim a bit.

Thursday, 24 January 2019

Day 31 Pendine to Laugharne


Saturday 19th January 2019
Pendine to Laugharne

Walk distance 17km
Cycle 0 km
Height  50mest
6 hours

Total coastal distance walked 17km
Total coastal distance cycled 0km

Running coastal total distance 401.85km
Running height climbed 12136m

Pendine sands
 Caught the 9.09 bus from Laugharne to Pendine. Just about to set off and a few rain drops made me decide to put on my full waterproofs. Proved right as it rained very hard for half an hour. As I progressed along the wet sands the weather improved. Unlike yesterday there was no wind so much milder. The sea was already a long way out and I made a gradual beeline for the water edge, and thence after made a beeline to pop my head over the dunes as far as the caution explosive signs. For much of the time I followed the drift lines. I have never seen so many razor shells. In places shells of all kinds were so numerous. Unlike on many beeches the sand was very smooth, only rippled occasionally. The beech gradually widened and it wasn’t possible to see the sea...in fact the clouds and mist merged with the sands. When the sun broke through the clouds could be seen reflecting on the wet sand. The beach is 10km long. 
Razor shells



Eventually I reached he turning point marked by a MOD watch tower. Unsure whether I could get across the marsh on a sea wall I followed a farm track to East farm where I picked up a right of way. There were huge flocks of lapwing 1000s strong on the marshes. Saw lots of very well nourished cattle. The path was tricky as every stile was broken or covered in bramble. Once across the marsh the path followed the base of a high rocky outcrop. Water dripped down ivy clad rocks. Some of this ivy hid caves. One, now quarried out, was found to have early human, stone age tools in it. The path climbed up to a view point over the estuaries from the true headland. The path descended to Laugharne village where I walked around the castles walls to reach Dylan Thomas boathouse. Unfortunately, the castle was closed for winter. After a quick shower and change at the farm I returned to buy and eat fish looking across to the castle.

Pendine dunes
Taf Estuary and marshes
Laugharne castle

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