New shoes and happiness II

Last weekend, we had a damp 10 mile stomp around Gower to try out the new Salomon's. The route took us across muddy farmland, coastal cliff paths and half way up Gower's pride - Rhossili Down. Most of the route was on the Gower Way - which we plan to use to link up to the Cambrian Way for our summer 'mid life crisis' hike.

It was a beautiful day after a night of torrential rain, so it was very wet underfoot. We stood in all of the puddles we could find to test how the shoes drained and how quickly our feet warmed up again. They were better than I hoped and very comfortable. If they had the same tread pattern and depth of the Terroc's, they would be absolutely perfect.

A day like this reminds me of how lucky I am to live on Gower. We always head North for the 40 minute journey to the Beacons for our walking, but this stunning coastal scenery is only 10 minutes from my house.

I am planning to explore the Gower coast a lot more this summer :)