Carn Goch nr Bethlehem and Llangadog

When Colin and John suggested we do something slightly different, two shortish walks with a leisurely lunch in between at The Telegraph run by our friends Mike and Dave, I was a bit unsure.How could so much pleasure and so little pain be a good thing??!!

As it happened, on the day there was excellent support as ever, including 4 new people who were warmly welcomed.

After Colin performed the initiation ceremony--enjoying it just TOO much for my liking!!!--we counted heads and much celebration was made by the fact that of the 19 present, 10 were women and only 9 men---a great result!!

After a brief health and safety alert by John we were off, climbing up onto the Iron Age Hill Fort of Carn Goch, a short and sharp ascent but rewarded at the top with fantastic views in all directions, including many nearby castles and the lovely sight of the River Towy snaking its way in very wiggly fashion.

From the top, for some reason Colin drew our attention to the wet pet food factory in the distance, conjuring up a smile from many of us.

We toured the top and leisurely made our way back to the cars.

About a dozen or so cars then drove in convoy through some very narrow lanes--much to the amazement of a few groups of people walking there, who wondered just where we were off to--for the short journey to The Telegraph where hot tasty tea and coffee was served, to accompany the packed lunches we had brought.

All good things must come to an end, so we gathered to do the afternoon amble around Llangadog.Mike from The Telegraph joined us which was nice, leaving Dave to keep an eye on his Victoria sponge ensuring it was perfectly risen, and which would be waiting for us on our return.

This was a gentle stroll through green fields, grass verges and right beside the River Sawdde with a lovely large stone/waterfall feature.

Colin gave us some more information about the area before we wandered back to sample Dave's sponge--well it would be rude not to, wouldn't it??!!

As anticipated, the sponge was absolutely delicious and unsurprisingly every last morsel disappeared very quickly.

All the newcomers went the full distance and were very enthusiastic about the lovely day we'd had.I tried to impress on them that future events might not be quite as leisurely and civilised as this had been, but assured them they would be equally as enjoyable.

Well done Colin and John for showing that all pleasure and no pain really can add up to a very enjoyable day.

 

 

 

 

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