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.
Drove down the M50 and
M4 motorway to reach Llanelli and the wetland centre. The wild areas in the
millenium wetland was rather devoid of birds. I did see a few different ducks,
bullfinches and redshank which was nice. The coastal mudflats and salt lagoons
were even quieter. Either the strong wind or workers repairing the sea wall had
scared the birds off. The collection was similar to Slimbridge, but smaller in
scale. A hansom American man gave me his spare bird seed before he left. My
favourites were the nene, red breasted geese and cranes. Flamingos looked
incongruous in the winter. I also took some pictures of our native ducks. After
drove into Llanelli thinking of buying a few things. But I decided to move on
as it didnt look a very welcoming place. Burry Port looked much more welcoming.
After I checked in to the Globe bed and breakfast I walked down to the harbour
before the sun set. It was very cold so I went back to the small centre to see
if I could find somewhere to eat. I ended up eating in at a nice warm fish and
chip shop.
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