11th June 2016
This particular leg of the coastal path is going to be done over a few weekends – not because it is challenging, but because we have just under 2 hours each Saturday that Rhiannon swims in Swansea, which gives us the scope to walk about 3 to 4 miles one way and back again to the pool (which is in the centre of the walk). So this week we walked west towards the Mumbles as far as we could in the time permitted, with 2 kids on scooters while 1 swam, 1 worked and 1 sat in the car lol.
The walk itself is all tarmac path and very flat so it was easy to walk 15 minute miles all the way. And within 45 minutes we had made it to the mumbles. I started taking pictures on the return journey. But first for the bribery….
It was a cloudy day and Swansea Bay did not look it’s best as we passed West Cross and Black Pill. The kids scooting ahead and then playing on the various exercise machinery.
We won’t count this towards the coastal path until we have completed the whole leg – but for the record today was exactly 7 miles of walking in 1 hour and 45 minutes and of that 2.9 miles counted towards the coastal path. Further updates to this blog to follow as we fill in the gaps on the walk.
25th June 2016
Part two of the walk had the same starting point, but this time we turned left towards Swansea, and despite the weather saying no rain – it was raining!!!
We headed along the sea front, with the ominous clouds ahead but plenty of people out and soon the rain stopped.
The walk takes you round to the marina and then across a bridge which opens and shuts to let boats in. For today that had to be out stopping point before we turned around and walked back.
So that was 3 miles more towards the total coastal path making 186.3 walked and 683.7 to go. Still time for a quick pose and an ice cream later on of course!!
Andrew and Sharon
Walkies Cleo and Bonnie 