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The curse of tent greed has struck again, which recently led to me taking an unwanted new MLD Duomid off someone's hands. This means I am officially in trouble at home. Having said that, I do "need" a shelter that's really light - my Scarp, Hexpeak and Ionosphere are all in the 1.5kg area and … Continue reading A New Toy
Ice cream and tea consumed I got on my way, leaving sleepy Strata Florida behind and heading along a lane that would take me to the Teifi Pools. Climbing up gently over grass, I gained a trackway and soon saw the first of the lakes - Llyn Egnant. I stopped to refill my water from … Continue reading Cambrian Way #7: Strata Florida to Ponterwyd (Days 16-17)
It probably wasn't a great idea to begin a 4 day backpack through remote mid Wales with a night of virtually no sleep. Even less a good idea to do so with a newly hurt knee obtained in an ill-advised game of garden volleyball at a gathering with the in-laws a few hours before. And it's probably … Continue reading Cambrian Way #6: Llandovery to Strata Florida (Days 14-15)