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, following up on our first days visit to Northumberland with my human assistant. We had a lot planned for our second day, so we were up early for our hour long drive to Blyth to meet Dave, my dads friend. A lovely still, fresh morning greeted … Continue reading North East England visit – Day 2
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a short visit to North East England with my human. We went to visit my dad's friend Dave, who lives in Blyth, a bit north of Newcastle. My human picked a Shepherd's Hut for us to stay in for two nights. The drive to the … Continue reading North East England visit – Day 1
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a visit to Ynys Môn / Anglesey. Rather than being a hike, this was more of a short stop and a butchers around. We parked in the RSPB car park a hundred yards before the visitor centre car park as the latter was full to … Continue reading Ynys Môn / Anglesey – Ynys Lawd South Stack Lighthouse
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 after a day in Ceredigion, South West Wales. We were staying near to Cei Newydd, New Quay, on our tour of Wales. So, after a quick brekky, we set off along the coast to our first stop in Tresaith. We parked on the edge of the … Continue reading Tresaith and Mwnt
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 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 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
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