Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
Hiking and backpacking blog
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. My human and I have been walking locally a lot lately. We recently published a blog about our walk along the Afon Eitha or River Eitha as it passed through Ruabon. This time we thought that we would follow the course of the same river as … Continue reading Penycae – following the Afon Eitha
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here on our way back from South Wales on our tour of Wales. We decided to stop at somewhere scenic to break up our journey from South Wales so that we could stretch our legs. I had been very busy snoozing as my chauffeur paid attention to … Continue reading Lake Vyrnwy / Llyn Efernwy
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. Me and my human did this short walk a couple of years ago, but we forgot to tell you about it. Pistyll Rhyd y meincau is a waterfall on the Afon Eiddew. It can be reached by following a track in a north westerly direction from … Continue reading Rhiwagor Waterfall / Pistyll Rhyd-y-Meincau
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a visit to Bala on our way home from our tour of Cymru, Wales. It was a warm and sunny day. We had been driving for a couple of hours so we decided to have a break and a walk. We parked outside of the … Continue reading Bala, Llyn Tegid and Llyn Celyn
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on one of our days spent touring Wales in the early summer of 2024. We spent a couple of nights in a converted van close to Swansea University. On this day, we drove to the nearby Gower Peninsula. Specifically, we drove to a small village … Continue reading Castell Pennard / Pennard Castle
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 a few days in a holiday cottage on the West Wales Coast. On our way home, we decided to visit one of our favourite Eryri, Snowdonia villages. Beddgelert is a small village at the confluence of the Afon Glaslyn and Afon Colwyn. It is famous … Continue reading Beddgelert and Aberglaslyn Pass / Bwlch Aberglaslyn revisited
Hello again people and pooches. It's Joe the Cocker here after a visit to Anglesey or Ynys Môn. We drove there from our holiday cottage in Talsarnau to Newborough Forest. The reason for our visit was to go to the island of Ynys Llanddwyn, which is the small tidal island off the coast. The island … Continue reading Llanddwyn Island/ Ynys Llanddwyn
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here, reporting on a short local village walk. Bangor on Dee is a short drive from home. You have possibly heard of the racecourse here. Horseracing 'over the sticks' has taken place here for over 150 years. We picked a grey, miserable, and rainy day to visit. … Continue reading Bangor on Dee / Bangor is y Coed village walk
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