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 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 following the Corwen Town Trail leaflet. https://www.northeastwales.wales/booklets/corwen-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 town library. Corwen is a small market town in the River Dee … Continue reading Corwen Town Trail / Llwybr y Dref + Coed Pen y Pigyn
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 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 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
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after a trip to Whittington Castle, just over the border from us in Shropshire. The castle was built in the 13th century on a site of a wooden motte and bailey structure. The website https://whittingtoncastle.co.uk/ provides an in-depth description of the history and facilities of the … Continue reading Whittington Castle
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
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