Back on The Gower

November 2018
A short but fine adventure by Allison Hopkins
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  • Day 2

    A scenic walk and a celebrity....

    November 24, 2018 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    Arrived in Horton near Port Eynon last night after a nightmare journey on the M4. It seemed as if everyone was travelling to Wales!
    Another result with accommodation; a lovely little apartment on a tiny road leading directly to the beach.
    We set off after a hearty breakfast and walked a 9km circular path around the headland at Rhossilli, Mewslade, Pitton, Fall Bay and back round to the starting point. It was cold but dry and we both came back rosy cheeked. After a bit of lunch we left the car back at the apartment and walked down to Port Eynon and all along the beach to an old salt house. There are lots of people walking their dogs, all very friendly (Andrew loves dogs 😂) and everyone makes eye contact and says Hello - it felt like New Zealand! 😊
    As we walked back up from the beach, we looked up to say hello to a passing couple, and one of them was Adrian Chiles! He has a holiday home somewhere near by apparently. For anyone who saw the documentary he did recently on alcohol, you’ll be pleased to hear he didn’t have a pint in his hand, although may have been en-route to the pub 😊
    Now that the nights are drawing in, we’ve come back to the apartment to get warm and cosy, ready for Strictly, later on 😊🍷🍷
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  • Day 3

    Three Cliffs Bay

    November 25, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

    After another Full English breakfast, we drove to Southgate to park in the National Trust car park before setting off on the coastal path walk. Cold and dry but with bright sunshine today, the sea was sparkling and you get a fantastic view across Three Cliffs Bay. Plenty of dog walkers out again today. The route took us back through a golf course where we seemed to hold up one group teeing off 😳
    Back at base we headed off in search of a Sunday lunch. Everywhere was busy but we eventually found a nice pub and Andrew decided to pass the 45 minute food wait by eating one of the Welsh cakes we’d been carrying round, only to find the waitress must actually have said 4-5 minute wait and the plates arrived just as he was wiping the crumbs away 😬
    After the long, slow journey on Friday night, we decided to set off back for home mid afternoon. A quicker journey until the last 30 miles where the sat nav advised us to come off the M4 and pick up the A4 through Reading - along with everyone else who’s sat nav had said the same thing 🙄
    Back in time for the Strictly results, we’ve had a lovely weekend and would thoroughly recommend the area if you’ve not been before!
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