Day 41-45: Before Llansaint to Rest Bay, before Porthcrawl.šš¦¶ Walking the Wales Coast Path: 870 Miles in 50 Days! š„¾š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ
- xtinecruzat
- Jun 8, 2022
- 6 min read
š„¾Day 41/50 Walking the @walescoastpath
-Llwybr Arfordir Cymru š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ
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ā¹ļøStats
Date: Sunday 29th May
Weather: sunny āļø
From: before Llansaint
Start time: 7.04 am
To: Burry Port
End time: 1.35pm
Accommodation: staying with Alexās friend - bed š
Terrain: during the first half of the day the WCP crosses low hills and fields, occasionally following roads. During the second half of the day the route runs through forest to reach an extensive sandy beach and Pembrey Country Park (good place to stop for ice-cream)
š„¾Miles: 15
š¦¶Steps: 30,934
š Ascent:200m
šGuidebook Info:
Stage: 45
Pages: 271 - 274
Total miles on the WCP: 690/870
š°Costs: Ā£4.80 - drinks & ice-cream for the girls
Food: Ā£8 ham & cheese baguette š„, Nutella and banana š crepeās.
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 10/10 - great day out - the people, the place, the food š„³š„³š„³
Fatigue: 1/10 - feeling super strong šŖ
Ease of terrain: 1/10 - flat or downhill. I think there was one small climb.
Highlights - walking with @polarpreet (who ran to meet us with her pack on #legend), great flat terrain, sandy beach, snickers resupply (3 packs of 4 š), icecream, and lunch at Burry Port. Being collected by Alexās friend, home-cooked pasta dinner with strawberries š for dessert. Warm bed š, wifi, and a hot shower šæ.
Challenges - not eating all the snickers in one go!
Watch the vlog here: Walking with Polar Preet - who is training for her next South Pole Adventure |Wales Coast Path 41/50
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š„¾Day 42/50 Walking the @walescoastpath
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ā¹ļøStats
Date: Monday 30th May
Weather: sunny āļø with a little wind and started to get a little cold towards the end of the day.
From: Burry Port
Start time: 8am
To: past Llanmadoc
End time: 7pm
Accommodation: camp site āŗļø
Terrain: bicycle paths, roads, roads and besides roads, small forest sections and along side mud flats.
š„¾Miles: 27.6 (biggest day so far)
š¦¶Steps: 56,978
š Ascent: 130m - very flat.
šGuidebook Info:
Stage: 46 & half of stage 47
Pages: 277 - 282
Total miles on the WCP: 714/870
š°Costs: Ā£10 camping
Food resupply Co-Op in Burry Port: Ā£18.25
Drink & snacks Ā£5.19
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 6/10 met cool people (& interviewed them for the vlog) and saw horses š“ & loads of sheep š !
Fatigue: 3/10 - I wasnāt tired. But I was in a lot of pain.
Ease of terrain: 6/10 - one of the longest and toughest days so far - road walking is the worst.
Highlights - covering big miles, starting to walk the Gower section, walking with Julie @juliagsadventure (future guest on the TGP - interview has been done, it just needs to be edited!), finally making it to the camp site and lying down flat. So ready for bed š¤
Challenges - my left hip flexor has started to play up. I woke up in the middle of the night at 2am in lots of pain. Tried to do some yoga poses to ease it off - but my body was not having it.
šI took some pain killers and tried to go back to sleep. Today I could really feel it - which wasnāt helped by all the road walking which was super hard on my feet and legs. I know what caused it sitting in a hard chair for too many hours!
Watch the vlog here: Start of THE GOWER and meeting awesome people | Wales Coast Path 42/50
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š„¾Day 43/50 Walking the @walescoastpath
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ā¹ļøStats
Date: Tuesday 31st May
Weather: sunshine āļø gentle wind š¬
From: Llanmadoc
Start time: 7am
To: Nicholaston
End time: 6.14pm
Accommodation: camping āŗļø
Terrain: some long beach walks, and walks along low cliff tops, and finally through some dunes and a small section of forest
š„¾Miles: 23.6
š¦¶Steps: 48,759
š Ascent:380 m
šGuidebook Info:
Stage: end of stage 47 - most of stage 48
Pages: 284 - 289
Total miles on the WCP: 738/870
š°Costs: Ā£14.50 camping āŗļø Nicholaston Farm Caravan & Camp Site.
Breakfast- avocado, feta, & poached eggs on toast + elderflower drink Ā£9.35 @thelookoutrhossili
Food - snacks, chocolate, crisps & a drink Ā£5.70
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 7/10 - a lovely day.
Fatigue: 4/10 - I was ready for bed.
Ease of terrain: 3/10 - some long beach stretches but the sand was good and firm, which made the walking easier
Highlights - 6 miles done before 10am. - great start to the day š. Stopping in Rhossili for breakfast. Stunning coastal sections.
Looking through my food bag to see what random stuff I was still carrying - a tin of pineapple š, peanuts & an avocado š„!
šThe campsite was lovely - great facilities and has a shop on site.
Challenges - the final walk through multiple sand dunes which was uphill to reach the campsite. It was a tough final push to get to the end.
Watch the vlog here: Day 2 of The GOWER Peninsula | Wales Coast Path 43/50
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š„¾Day 44/50 Walking the @walescoastpath
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ā¹ļøStats
Date: Wednesday 1st June
Weather: Sunny āļø but cold occasionally- little bit of wind š¬
From: Nicholaston
Start time: 7am
To: Swansea
End time: 4.15pm
Accommodation: staying at Mariekeās (member of Adventure Queens) - bed š
Terrain: mostly along hard surface urban pavements, canal towpath, roads and cycleways some distance from the coast.
One stretch of sandy beach and then the finisher was more urban walking around the Swansea Bay.
š„¾Miles: 20.6
š¦¶Steps: 42,427
š Ascent: 320m
šGuidebook Info:
Stage: Final bit of stage 48 & stage 49
Pages: 288 - 296
Total miles on the WCP: 754/870
š°Food - breakfast: Ā£8.95 - breakfast wrap š
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 5/10 - towards the end - I was just done and wanted to be finished.
Fatigue: 3/10
Ease of terrain: 2/10 - the terrain is easy - but itās so tough on the body. I much prefer hilly sections over the hard ground.
Highlights - walking over 26 submerged stepping stones to cross the tidal creek of Pennard Pill.
Walking past Mumbles Head Pier which had loads of awesome #yearnbombing to help celebrate the Queens Jubilee š.
We had a BBQ in the evening on the deck which had views of the sea over looking Swansea.
š„Using hot gel pads to ease the pain in my hip flexors.
Challenges - hard tarmac - itās killing my lower legs, my hip flexors also took a battering today. We needed to stop on the final section around the Swansea Bay Area and I had to do 20 mins of yoga š§š¼āāļø to try and ease the pain. It sort of helped to ease the pain but it wasnāt the best. Finding a toilet towards the end was difficult š¦
Watch the vlog here: NO PANTS - STEPPING STONES - BURNT SAUSAGES & CATS! | Wales Coast Path 44/50
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š„¾Day 45/50 Walking the @walescoastpath
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ā¹ļøStats
Date: Thursday 2nd June
Weather: super hot and sunny āļø
From: Swansea
Start time: 7.30am ish
To: Rest Bay - before Porth Cawl
End time: 4.20pm
Accommodation: staying with a Marieke - bed š
Terrain: mostly along hard surfaced urban pavements, canal towpath, roads and cycleways. we were quite some distance from the coast - finally there was a stretch of sandy ground through a nature reserve and then it was back to the road!
š„¾Miles: 24
š¦¶Steps: 49,592
š Ascent: 130 m
šGuidebook Info:
Stage: 50 and first bit of stage 51
Pages: 297 - 304
Total miles on the WCP: 777/870
š°Costs: Ā£0 - we made a packed lunch š„Ŗ
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: morning 2/10 afternoon 8/10
Fatigue: 4/10 - itās starting to catch up with me - starting to feel more tired. Iāve also just started my period š©øwhich could be another reason I donāt feel full of energy at the moment.
Ease of terrain: 4/10 - hard tarmac and roads for most of the day.
Highlights - the weather š„, the swans š¦¢ on the canal, butterflies š¦ in the nature reserve. Heat pads, hot bath, wifi, & an early night.
Challenges - starting with a diversion and having to do a walk around as the Trafalga bridge was closed, the morning was really tough going, roads, roads, and motorways š£ the views were not pretty.
Watch the vlog here: Fast Packing - from Swansea to Rest Bay - before Porth Cawl | Wales Coast Path 45/50
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Read more of my journey here: Day 46-50: Walking the Wales Coast Path
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