Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Day 9 - Tues 5th June

Wandered into Devils Bridge at 6.15pm after a hot, sunny day from our camp in Teifi Pools.

The day started with several miiles of heather bashing across stunning mountains being buzzed by military jets flying the valleys. We had lunch under cloudless skies with our feet in the river and then decended, asceded and decended again into Devils Bridge.

We showered and washed the salt out of our clothes and went for dinner and a few pints in the Hafod Hotel.

All of a sudden, Nick Crane walked by, complete with bamboo handled brolly, being followed by an 8 strong film crew. He was staying in the hotel for a few days - not sure what he was filming though, the hotel barman was clueless.

My feet are killing but everything else is working well! We are on Plynlimon for a couple of wildcamps for the next couple of days. Big miles and big ascents. We hit the 100 mile mark sometime today, only 140 to go!

Midges out in force (ahhhh), headnet on to go for a pee and then dive into the sanctuary of the Akto.

Missing Sarah and the boys. Hi mum and dad - I'm fine and still alive (just)!

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At 5:49 PM, Anonymous Mum and Dad said...

Looks like you are having a whale of a time Chris, and that this walk is everything you hoped it would be! We log on every evening to see how you are coping.

 
At 6:54 PM, Blogger Chris Cowell said...

Hi Ma and Pa,
We had a great time - we were sore but our calf muscles are actually 50% bigger than when we started (no lie - no exaggeration!)
We climbed 15,000 feet last week over 80+ miles and didn't really suffer with any blisters.
Next week should be good as we get into Snowdonia proper!

 

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