But first coffee
One down from 積ん読. A great read by Jenny Graham on her world record round the world ride: Coffee First, Then the world.
Seen from the door of the tent at Pencelli.
Cheat cream
Yes, it's ok to snag an ice cream before the end of the hike (you just can't bet on one being available at the end!).
This one from a lovely chap at Torpantau.
camping
Mart booked us a slot in the lovely Pencelli Castle campsite (note to self, castle???). Last time we were here was with the boys. Smoking!
Brecon Loop
A beautiful 30k loop with Mart in the Brecon's.
Blaen-y-Glyn down to Torpantau and then the track up to what was the Upper Neuadd Reservoir (still on the OS map 😉). Then a steep up to the ridge along to Cefn Cul, past Rhiw yr Ysgyfarnog and Craig-Gwaun-Taf to Corn Du (and the first cheese and salad Croissant).
From Corn Du to Pen y Fan (ignoring the very English queue for the summit photo), a second Croissant, and then across to Cribyn (and a third).
Cribyn down then up to Fan y Big, Croissant number 4, and a chat with the mountain biker (olde school, hard core, no E's).
Decision time: short or longer way back?
Fan y Big down to Craig Cwareli, along the ridge to Bwich y Ddwyallt and then across and down the spur ro Twyn Du and the bottom of the Talybont Reservoir (danger, hidden machinery and strong currents!).
From the reservoir the track (cycle route 8) all along the eastern shore and a slog back up to Blaen-y-Glyn.
Awesome. Thanks mate!
Here's the route (via openrouteservice):
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Ewok, Frazzled
Still not 100% with his trim. But posting by the laundry helped. Apparently, it's a competition with Pip.
Pill Box Evening
The view across the field to the pill box and the tower of Benson Church. Beautiful Light.
Post run Yogi rest
Yogi. Seriously unimpressed that when I said "let’s go for a run" I meant it literally.
A stroll along the river bank
At last, some half decent weather. We walked into town. It was beautiful, but a little too far for little E.
Ewok trying to hide
Trying to blend in with the pile of straw at the bottom of the field. Not too successfully.
May in the garden
It's back, May in the Garden. Early May at least.
More May in the Garden.
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Maintaining Power
Power off so some awesome tree surgeons could give the woods a hair cut. I did offer to help, but they'd met Ewok.
Power packs to the rescue. We have experience of this.