The title above is in deference to my former colleagues on the RV Tangaroa but it is already becoming too prophetic for comfort. I am planning a walk on part of the Cambrian Way. In the process I was trying to find accommodation at a campsite near Talsarn. I made contact with a very pleasant lady at the campsite and pointed out the uncertainty in my arrival date due to walking a long way on foot. She said there would be no need for me to book as a single person tent could be easily accommodated in an emergency. I then went on to inquire as to where I could get an evening meal. She suggested the pub in Talsarnau. I took this to be some kind of local name for Talsarn. However my suspicions were aroused when in a later e-mail she suggested that failing the pub being open I could always order an Indian take away from Harlech.
Now my knowledge of Welsh geography is slim at best but I knew that in planning my route I had never come across the name Harlech. On checking I found it is more than 100km from Talsarn! However, not surprisingly, Harlech is very near Talsarnau, which also has a campsite.
I think for me (or even Mr Bean) this is a record. This year I've managed to get lost before the walk has even started.
Oooh, the Cambrian Way. I bought the guide book last year, and have good intentions of walking it sometime (which will nicely complete our full set of 'the lengths and breadths of Great Britain').
ReplyDeleteWhen are you tackling a chunk of it?
Hi Gayle,
ReplyDeleteI thought from the small map of the UK on your blog that you and Mick had already walked the Cambrian Way!
My first day, as you wil know by now, was today,Tuesday 13 July.
As I've done no training walks with a pack this year I am starting with a few shorter days to loose some of my excess winter mass before things get too hilly. I'm not sure I will have time to do the whole walk in one go as at the end of July Shiel is coming over and we are hoping to walk at a leisurely pace, Offa's Dyke.
I was impressed with the time of your 3 peaks walk!