Home before peak heat

There is an unprecedented red weather alert today. We aimed to be home before midday and left The Old Navigation around 10:15 but stopped for half an hour at Hatton Locks cafe for a bacon bap and coffee. Its a nice spot and serves an excellent bap. We arrived home just after 12 and found the house at a comfortable 24 degrees. Expect record temperatures somewhere today! 

Packwood House and Canal stop

We set off for home fairly early with the objective of finding a shady NT property with a nearby overnight stop. We stopped about half way, Worcester, to get some fuel and had a quick snack at Greggs at the same time.

Then Packwood House, near Solihul and about 30 miles from home, for the afternoon. We stopped overnight at the Old Navigation Inn where we had dinner by the canal.

Day on fishing site

It was a hot sunny day so most of the day was just chilling until it was cool enough to fish. The fish did not agree and I had a blank day.

Rossilli beach to Llandridod Wells

The last morning on the Gower we drove down to the south west corner to the Hillend surfers car park. We walked over the dunes and onto the beach as the tide was going out. We found a few shells, clams and a big welk as we paddled along the shore.

We stopped at a good farm shop for a late brunch and stock up for the two days on a fishing site near Llandridod Wells. We didn't arrive until after 5 o'clock as we also stopped at the local Tesco for milk and ice cream.

Tried fishing for half an hour without success. Nice sunset over the lake.

Day on site

After 2 active days we just stayed on site and chilled in warm sunshine, grilled some steak and finished Jeans bottle of Rioja.

Jean at Burry Port

We took the train into Burry Port at 1pm to meet Jean and go for a curry later at the restaurant where she works. It was a nice warm day and just a 15min journey beside the estuary. Burry Port was very industialised in the past but all the old works are now gone apart from the old quays. Huge beach and some trendy apartments where workers cottages used to be. We had a bit of lunch in the town before taking the bus to Pembrey where Jean has become part of the family running the Naz Rios Indian restaurant and take away. 

Swansea day out.

We walked in to Gowerton after a late breakfast, it's a bit run down, checked the parking situation for the railway station and had a coffee. Then we took the bus into Swansea for a few hours stroll around the marina and promenade. We found a nice Spanish fish restaurant called El Pescadoro 8n the marina and had a some delicious tapas, with a shandy, for lunch. 

It was rather cloudy and there was a little rain in the afternoon. Spoke to Katie about her job plans on Facetime and arranged to meet Jean in Burry Port on Wednesday.

Gowerton CMC site

We took the Heads of the Valley road to the Gower. The first part on the new section was great but were delayed by the road improvement work around Merthyr Tydfil. Did not reach our site until 3:00pm. But this did include a drive around the Gower and a stop at Oxwich for ice cream break.

Settled in to a semi shaded pitch and had home cooked burgers for supper.

Abergavenny stopover

We are stopping overnight at a Britstop on the A40 Crickhowell road enroute to the Gower peninsular. We had a nice evening carvey at the hotel/river side restaurant.