This was mainly a stargazing trip, but we decided to quickly stow our gear, take a light snack and then use the last few hours before sunset for a walk in the direction of the Mynydd Du (the Black Mountain).
We saw lots of tired but happy people returning from Mynydd Du proper - having completed the popular circuit along its ridge, returning through the valley below. For our part, we went a little way up the steep face of Allt Fach, which is the beginning to that many kilometres circuit, before deciding that with our limited time, the valley side would be better.
We took our time, pointing out the details of various flora and fauna we recognised (the fauna were mainly sheep). We put our chairs out and sat to watch the birds for a spell, before heading back - crossing the small wooden bridge over the stream exactly at sunset. The short walk from there back to the campsite was bathed in a golden twilight.Read more
October 17 in Wales