Four weeks of walking and Offa's Dyke Pathway finished
22 July 2024
Reached the milestone of finishing the Offa's Dyke Pathway now after 11 days from Chepstow to Prestatyn. Parts of it were harder than I was expecting and it definately was a different type of scenery and also so many interesting places it crosses through.
I am now back on the Wales Coast Pathway again and walked through from Prestatyn to Colwyn Bay today.
Below is the updated map with the yellow line giving a very rough idea of where I have got to while walking around Wales anticlockwise.
For more details check out the link to the Daily Diary:
Three weeks walking and now onto Offa's Dyke pathway
14 July 2024
The blisters have hardened up now and just have a little niggle in my lower right shin area that I'm strapping up with sports tape than is doing a magnificent job for extra support. I have moved onto the Offa's Dyke part of the walking trip now which is a nice change of views and type of places to walk through. Each day moves between Wales and England while navigating the border and each day is varied. Getting closer to Prestatyn where I will pick up the Wales Coast Pathway again in a few days. Below is a very rough view of the progress made so far on the map of Wales.
For more details check out the daily diary I have keeping:
Two weeks of walking and I have got past Swansea and Port Talbot now. Highights in the last week have been Rhossili Bay, Oxwich Bay and Three Cliffs Bay. Such stunning coastline along the Gower Peninsula. Haven't gone for a swim in the sea yet - maybe when it gets a bit warmer or when I loop back to Pembrokeshire - who knows. I have updated the map on how far I have got in two weeks. Is a bit wiggly but gives the general idea of progress.
For more details check out the daily diary I have been keeping:
Now that I have been walking a week - and covered over 200km - thought I would check out what this looks like on the map. My starting point was Broad Haven in Pembrokeshire and I am walking anticlockwise heading for Chepstow. Still a long way to go!!!
Made it to Wales
June 2024 I arrived in Heathrow on Thursday 20th June and made my way to Haverfordwest in Wales via a bus to Reading and trains from there. A long haul couple of days and great to finally be here. Flew from Auckland via Singapore to London with about a 6 hour transit in Singapore which gave plenty of time to walk around and have a shower ready for the next leg. Staying with family for the first part of my stay in Wales and walking the Pembrokeshire pathway section from Broad Haven onwards. This is where I will start and end the circuit of Wales over the next eight weeks. Check out the Wales Coast Path Daily Diary tab for the daily updates.
Another long walking adventure is being planned 8 years after finishing the last one with Te Araroa. A long time between epic adventures but the spirit has been kept alive and well through many tramping trips throughout NZ in the interim. The Wales Coast path has been on my list for a long time and I have now got an opportunity to go and explore it. Can't wait. I will also include the Offa's Dyke path to make it a full circuit of Wales and will be starting and ending at Broad Haven beach in Pembrokeshire. This will be approx. 1,685km (1,400km/870 miles for the WCP and then 285km/177miles for the Offa's Dyke Path). I am planning to complete this in 8 weeks from the end of June to August 2024 and will track my progress here together with thoughts along the way.