Foel Dinas - end of day 27 1/4

Thursday: When planning last night with newly acquired map established I needed two days to complete the next section. I only had one available as needed to travel back Friday for niece Clare's and her husband Joshua's wedding celebration meal on Saturday. Decided to make this a rest and test day. After admin, laundry, etc emptied rucsac loading just the things needed for the day.

I first visited Meirion Mill https://www.meirionmill.co.uk wool shop, immediately across the road from Celyn Brithion campsite. After almost two weeks of passing thousands of sheep and talking to lots of sheep farmers I felt quite guilty about not buying any of their attractive wool clothes, but I always find them itchy. I did at least patronise their café by buying a packed lunch.

I walked on to the Red Lion to continue on Cambrian Way. First up a steep road, then up steep well defined footpath through Coed Foeldinas forest, cut helpfully with steps by Powys County Council. Then across the slope of Foel Dinas hillside on a less worn footpath quite high with Bracken. I continue to be surprised how a well worn and defined path can fade to almost nothing as it ascends. Where do the walkers go I wonder? I imagine they must simply ascend so far then return. Which is what I did after lunching on the slope of Foel Dinas.

After Uncle Ben's rice at campsite I returned to The Red Lion where I was warmly greeted returning for a second evening. It was interesting to hear the locals generally speaking Welsh but occasionally changing to English, apparently prompted by the need to use an English word. I fell into conversation with a chap who said I had done the hardest part of the walk up to Maesglase. Only difficulty further on was gorse. He had to ask his wife for the English word for Gorse as he could only remember it in Welsh. Educational for me to hear him speak in perfect English, but to find he had gaps in his vocabulary.

3 miles from Celyn Brithion campsite to Foel Dinas completed at end of 27 1/4 day of walking. Weather sunshine and glourious.
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