Rain Retreat

The morning came with more rain ... drizzle really with bouts of heavier stuff.
So leisurely breakfast again then we broke camp and headed off for Caerphilly and an appointment with some food in the dry.

Caerphilly castle in the rain ... the main cafes were closed for Sunday, so we had lunch in a pub. A long chat and then headed back down the motorway for home ... not brilliant weather but the company was great.

Evening Stroll, The Gower

Not long before Bryon got restless so he, Toby and I set off up the hill behind the campsite.

From the top we could see the red arrows performing over Swansea in the distance

After dinner the rain came along and chased us to an early bed.

Three Cliffs Beach & Castle, the Gower

The morning arrived and we woke up as the campsite was stirring around us.
No real hurry, we had a leisurely breakfast, then set off for the beach.
The sun was poking out around the clouds, and there was a relatively strong wind.
We walked down the road/ path then across the sands towards the sea. Bertie had fun in the river outlet helped by his "pack"

The sea was warmer than I had imagined, Bryon and Toby braved the depths more than the rest of us The tides however, was also coming in and raced across the sands. A last paddle then we walked around the cliffs to the bay beyond.

From here up the steep grassy bank to slopes above the cliffs. A pause for lunch hiding from the wind in a little hollow. An opportunity for me to scare the tourists away with a few tunes on the bagpipes.
Next it was on to the castle, where to our surprise we saw several cattle going down the steep slopes to the river ... deep cool sand.

Back down on the beach ... Chris tried to fly his kite .. it took off but did not stay up for long .. my memories of doing this as a boy was exactly the same.

Back up the track to the campsite for tea.

2015 Old Farts Meet, The Gower

A few years without a gathering of clans, and it seemed the right time to make an effort ... Dominique started the process at the Christmas ski trip, and this culminated in us arriving at the 3 cliffs site well after the other two parties (Sue Bryon and Toby as well as M-J, Chris and Dom) we settled in and tucked up for the night.
We - Sue, Steph and I together with Bertie - were in the van, so we parked up, put the roof up and before long had settled down..

• Day1
• Three Cliffs Beach & Castle
• Gower Evening stroll
• Day2 
• Rain day Retreat