Barmouth walking festival day 1

Saturday.
Met walking festival at Dragon Theatre because storm Helene from the Atlantic had curtailed my walk through Wales on the Cambrian Way. Discovered festival comprised 4 walks per day for 10 days. This is its 15th year. Well organised with registration forms, disclaimers, safety briefing, complimentary tea and coffee. Option to buy breakfast rolls, and for lunch - fruit, tiffen, oat cakes, water, also hiking equipment to replace forgotton or failed equipment.

After allocating me to a car we drove to Trawsfynydd reservoir to walk 6 miles around hills to its west. Made lots of friends both local and visitors, many from Midlands and a large party from Yorkshire organised by philanthropic 23 year old Chloe who set up a walking page initially for friends and has taken 300 people on walks.

After walk we drank in the Last Inn back in Barmouth. I was told it is named after a cobblers Last rather than because it is the final pub before leaving the south end of town. In here I met a chap you had worked in the Old Pheasant Inn, New Street, Worcester in the 1980s, where I had lived 1959 - 1967 - small world.

Suppered a short distance along the High Street at Saffron Indian restaurant. Food was so - so, somewhat lacking in flavour.

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