Tredegar park to Newport centre

Up at 06:30 away at 08:30, I am getting better at this! Overcast cool start requiring fleece and trousers instead of shorts of first two days.

Followed Google Maps' suggested route back to the coast path. Avoided walking along dual carriage way so a better route. Passed gorgeous blue blossom tree in the photograph. Anyone know what it is?

Coast path followed suburban roads for next couple of miles to the magnificent transporter bridge. It was closed but there was a team up high performing maintenance and a new visitor centre under construction. Looks well worth a visit in the future.

My Boots sunglass broke yesterday so I left the Coastal path to walk into town for a replacement. Boots lady said her husband is always breaking his. I said it because they are designed by women to make we men look bad! This got a giggle.Read more