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May 3rd 2009 and the annual Beacons Way attempt is on this time from west to east from Carreg Cennen It was a good start to the day blue skies warm with a cooling breeze. Our trip started in the car park at Carreg Cennen Dads folks and little Em dropping us off and accompanying us on the first hour down the lane along the river and straight into a climb that led to a farm track knee deep in shite and silage. Well we left the folks on the side of Banc Wernwgan and continued to climb kites keeping us company. what could go wrong an hour later and we were traveling south instead of east at least 20 minutes along the wrong path luckily it was clear and a repeat of 2004 was avoided. we continued to climb over Carn Fatho and Foel Fawr towards Foel Fraith and Garreg Las. with feet starting to burn now after 7 hours walking we could see the top of the Picws Ddu and the Black Mountain ahead well dad could im to short its lot harder for me despite having four legs. coasting finally up to the to...2009-4-20T00:00:00Z
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MY VERY FIRST BACKPACKDay 1Should have been enough to put me off for life Dad had been planning this for years as his follow up to the Pembrokeshire coastal walk he did in early 1998 dont know why the huge gap he said he just never got around to doing anything. This time around though it was to be an east to west crossing of the Brecon Beacons Llantony Abbey to Carreg Cennen Castle approx 100 miles.The Weather was scorching when we were dropped off at Cwmyoy by his parents and the Ynysybwl Ramblers who were out for a days walk around Capel y Ffin. Well within an hour one of those summer storms complete with thunder and lightning that you either avoid or hits you full on hit us and continued to hit us for the next 4 hours non bloody stop with the mist down and dads map and compass firmly lodged in the bottom of the bag it was inevitable we would get lost and we did for over an hour adding on about 3 extra miles eventually when we got back onto the main path we had some had walking to ge...2004-8-20T00:00:00Z