Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after our road trip around Wales. This section of our trip found us on the Gower Peninsula, Penrhyn Gŵyr. The Gower was the first area in the United Kingdom to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1956. The National Trust car park in … Continue reading Rhossili and Worms Head / Pen Pyrod
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after visiting a castle in Cardigan, Aberteifi. As part of our tour around Wales, Cymru, we called into a small village near Cardigan. The National Trust run castle is in ruin, but the remains in the awesome setting provide a fascinating visit for those interested. We … Continue reading Cilgerran Castle / Castell Cilgerran
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a walk from St. David's, Tyddewi in Pembrokeshire, Sir Benfro. We met up with Dave, an old workmate of my human. Dave brought his lovely 17 year old cross Jack Russell-Whippet called Gwladys. She is one fit pooch, going deaf but she really bounces along. … Continue reading St. David’s, St. Nons and Porthclais
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after me and my human dad, have been travelling around Wales. One of our trips took us to an Open Mic Night at the Royal Oak in Fishguard, Abergwaun in Pembrokeshire, Sir Benfro. The pub is famous for being the last place where a peace treaty … Continue reading Northern La’s
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. It's a bit of a different short blog today as we have just been watching the Tour of Britain cycle race passing through our village. There was a lot of noise as the local school children lined the road and screamed and shouted as the police … Continue reading Tour of Britain Women cycle race
Hello again people and pooches. Here are the results of the pictorial quiz of landmarks around the village. 1. The gate to Salem Baptist Chapel graveyard on Chapel Street. 2. St. Thomas Village Hall in Chapel Street. 3. The bridge over the Afon Eitha at Mill Lane 4. The postbox is situated in Stryd-Issa opposite … Continue reading Pen y Cae Quiz 2 answers
Hi, my name is Joe the Cocker. I am quite new to this amazing area. Where we lived previously, we used to post a quiz on-line, showing photos of parts of buildings and places that people walked past every day. The task was to identify the building or place. It’s just for fun, no prizes, … Continue reading Pen y Cae Quiz 2 – Do you know the village?
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after following the Llangollen Town Trail leaflet. https://www.northeastwales.wales/booklets/llangollen-town-trail/ It can be found online by following the link above, or you can pick up a printed version at various locations in the town, such as the Information Centre. Llangollen is around five miles from home. Sometimes we … Continue reading Llangollen Town Trail / Llwybr y dref Llangollen
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here to tell you about an evening walk that we have done a couple of times before. Old Oswestry Hillfort is around 9 miles from home, so it's only a short drive away. Oswestry Hillfort was built almost 3000 years ago and is one of the best … Continue reading Old Oswestry Hillfort
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after another local hike. We have walked in this area a few times, but on this occasion, we decided to follow a route that we found online. At only 4 miles from home, Erbistock is a lovely area to walk in. Our starting point was The … Continue reading Erbistock / Erbistog
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