Croeso i Gymru

Welcome to Wales!

A bit of a tougher day today.  16 miles again but the trail was very overgrown for 3 of them!  I could have done with a machete.

I'm sure I dropped my contact lens around here somewhere

I went from Avonmouth to Tutshill (just north of Sedbury) mainly using the Severn Way to the Severn Bridge.  What an experience - walking over the Severn Bridge.



Chepstow Castle

After that I walked down to the castle in Chepstow, over a bridge and up the hill to Tutshill where I treated myself to a nice pint of Landlords to finish the day.

Tomorrow I'm off to Monmouth.

Aberystwyth! 
(My brother tells me this is Welsh for Ciao ;-) If you know Billy, ask him to tell you why! )

Off we go again

On Wednesday, well refreshed from a lovely holiday with my son his wife and the grandchildren in beautiful Bournemouth I was raring to go again.  It's great to be back blogging.

Today was a great day.  16 miles from Butcombe to Avonmouth.

The route took in a village called Long Ashton which has loads of history (click this link for a Google Timeline - fascinating!).  I could have happily spent a full day there.

Ashton Court - lovely, but a nuisance to dust!

From there I moved through Ashton Court Estate and down to the River Avon.  Avon Gorge is mind blowing, and the Clifton Suspension Bridge is something else.  

The gorgeous gorge.

From their I made my way over the Avon on the M5 - not dodging traffic you understand - following the footpaths.

Tomorrow I not only cross another border but I move into another country - Wales.