Walk Around Wales

My ambition is to see the sun rise & set in Wales on every day of the year, with this in mind I've started collecting photographs of the sunrises and sets that I witness. Ideally I should just buy a house with a conservatory or windows that can look both east and west, one day when I retire that's just what I'll do. Meanwhile here is my collection to date...........

JANUARY - FEBRUARY - MARCH - APRIL - MAY - JUNE - JULY - AUGUST - SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER - NOVEMBER - DECEMBER - BLOG - PRESSURE CHARTS

	1 Jan	2	3	4	5	6	7	8 Jan	9	10
Rise
			2017 - Pen y Fan - 15 minutes after sunrise
Set
	2019 - Aberavon Beach	2017 - Swansea from the Ferry Bend 2019 Mumbles from Jersey Marine beach				2018 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach		2019 - Vale of Neath from Glynneath	2019 - Vale of Neath from Glynneath

	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18 Jan	19	20
Rise
							2021 - Cynon Valley from Moel Penderyn	2020 - Mumbles lighthouse
Set
			2022 - River Neath			2019 - Vale of Neath from Glynneath	2019 - Mumbles from the Ferry Bend		2016 - Mumbles from the Ferry Bend

21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31

2019 - front door sunrise	2019 - front door sunrise
Set

	1 Feb	2	3	4	5 Feb	6	7 Feb	8	9	10
Rise

Set
		2023 - Vale of Neath			2017 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach 2023 - Vale of Neath		2023 - Vale of Neath

	11	12 Feb	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Rise

Set
		2023 - Vale of Neath	2023 - Vale of Neath		2016 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach 2019- Brashers at sunset			2023 - from Aberavon Beach

	21	22	23	24	25 Feb	26	27	28	29
Rise
					2023 - Llyn y Fan Fawr
Set
		2022 - from Aberavon Beach				2023 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Rise
		Sully Island 2020
Set
		2023 Baglan Beach		2015 - Aberavon Beach	2023 Baglan Beach		2023 from Moel Penderyn			2017 - Daniel & Demi Aberavon Beach

	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Rise
									Pen-y-Fan 2015
Set
								2022 - River Neath	2022 - River Neath

21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rise
				2015 - Pen-y-Fan
Set
	2015 - old bloke running on Aberavon Beach 2022 - River Neath			2017 & 2022 - Aberavon Beach						2022 - River Neath

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Rise

Set
	2021 - from the Foel, Cwmavon					Aberavon Beach

	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Rise
			2019 - Moel Penderyn - 15 mins before - start of a Black Mountain roundabout ride.
Set
					2019 - A465 dual carriageway, Hirwaun			2023 - Aberavon Beach

21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rise
		2015 - Spitfire crash site, Brecon Beacons								2021 - from the Whitford Point, Gower
Set
	2019 - fire on the beach								2021 - on the River Neath

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Rise
	2020 - from below the Fan Hir ridge near Llyn y Fan Fawr	2020 - from below the Fan Hir ridge near Llyn y Fan Fawr
Set
				2018 - Montgomery canal	2020 - Central beacons pinking up from Llyn Fawr	2021 - Aberavon Beach	2015 - Black Mountain from Fan Llia - 315° due east is 270°

	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Rise
				2020 - Swansea from Oystermouth 2023 - sun rising over the Glyders from the top of Snowdon
Set
							2018 - Aberavon Beach	2018 - Aberavon Beach		2018 - Aberavon Beach

	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rise
				2020 - Llyn y Fan Fawr	2020 - Llyn y Fan Fawr
Set

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Rise
					2015 - Brecon Beacons from Fan Hir
Set
		2015 - Swansea from Morfa beach	2018 - Swansea from Aberavon Beach	2015 - Jersey Marine from Aberavon Beach				2015 & 2019 - Jersey Marine from Aberavon Beach

	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Rise
										2020 - LLyn y Fan Fawr
Set
				2019 - Kilvey Hill from Aberavon Beach			2017 - Kilvey Hill from Aberavon Beach

21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rise
	2020 - Pen y Fan from Llayn y Fan Fawr									2020 Pen y Fan from Corn Du

Set		2017 - Kilvey Hill from Aberavon Beach	2017 - Kilvey Hill from Aberavon Beach				2019 - Coed Darcy from Aberavon Beach		2015 - Afan Forest from Caerau mountain	2015 - Black Mountain from Fan Llia

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Rise
							2020 - Port Talbot from Blackpill			2017 - Sunrise over Bridgend from Mynydd Margam
Set
				2017 - the sunset reflecting on the clouds and the moon rising above Craig-y-Llyn	2017 - Kilvey Hill from Aberavon Beach little side		2017 - Kilvey Hill from Aberavon Beach 2022 - Mouth of the River Neath		2017 - Kilvey Hill from Aberavon Beach	2015 - Black Mountain from Fan Nedd

	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Rise

Set
	2022 - Aberavon Beach	2022 - Aberavon Beach	2022 - River Neath	2022 - sunset from Sarn Helen	2016 - Kilvey from the River Neath near the Ferry Bend

21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rise
						2021 - Llyn y Fan Fawr		2020 - at the salt house, Port Eynon, Gower
Set
	2021 - the Black Mountain from Fan Dringarth		2017 - Kilvey Hill from Aberavon Beach	2016 - Sunset from Claypon's Tramway, Onllwyn 2018 - Swansea from Aberavon Beach	2016 - Sunset over Swansea from Aberavon Beach	2021 - Kilvey from Aberavon Beach	2017 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach 2021 - Fisherman on Aberavon Beach	2015 - Mumbles from Blaen Baglan Farm 2022 - River Neath	2017 - Kilvey Hill from Aberavon Beach	2017 - Black Mountain from Fan Llia 2019 - Swansea from Aberavon Beach little side

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10 Sep
Rise
		2020 - Rhosilli
Set
	2017 - Kilvey Hill from Aberavon Beach			2018 - Swansea from Aberavon Beach 2021 - Resolven Mountain	2018 & 2019 & 2021 - Swansea from Aberavon Beach	2019 - surfer on Aberavon Beach 2021 - Resolven Mountain	2019 - scooter in the skate park - Aberavon Beach 2021 - Swansea from Aberavon Beach	2019 - scooter in the skate park - Aberavon Beach	2017 - Mumbles from the pier on Aberavon Beach 2019 - the Tennant canal at Jersey Marine

	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20 Sep
Rise
	2020 - Mumbles Lifeboat Station		2019 - Pen y Fan from the Fan Hir ridge	2019 - Mumbles lighthouse from Bracelet Bay	2019 - Three Cliffs and Gower from Cefn Bryn		2019 - Margam from Port Eynon	2019 - Graig Fan Ddu ridge from Fan Fawr	2019 - Pen y Fan & Corn Du from Fan Gyrhirych	2019 - Pen y Fan & Corn Du from Fan Hir
Set
				2022 - River Neath from canalside	2017 - Sunset over Mumbles from Aberavon Beach	2016 - Sunset over Mumbles from Aberavon Beach	2015 - Swansea from Aberavon Beach 2016 - Aberavon Beach skate park - biker	2017 - Pontypridd		2016 - From the Mire in Banwen

	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28 Sep	29	30
Rise
	2019 - The Malverns and the Cotswolds from The Begwns			2017 - from Pentreclwydau	2018 - Pen y Fan from the Fan Hir ridge		2018 - from Craig - y - Llyn ridge		2018 - Pen y Fan from Fan Foel	2018 - Whittington Arms, Tonna
Set
	2017 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach			2018 - dog fetching stick on Aberavon Beach		2018 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach	2016 - Sunset in Francos 2018 - from Aberavon Beach

	1 Oct	2	3 Oct	4	5 Oct	6 Oct	7 Oct	9 Oct	10 Oct
Rise
	2018 - wind farm from Craig y Llyn ridge							2016 - Cribyn from Pen y Fan - 15 minutes after sunrise
Set
			2015 - Aberavon Beach		2017 - Cefn Bryn, Gower	2017 - Aberavon Beach	2016 - Morfa Beach surfer 2018 - clouds above Aberavon Beach	2016 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach	2016 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach

	11 Oct	12	13	14 Oct	15	16	17	18	19 Oct	20 Oct
Rise
										2018 - Bute Street, Treorchy
Set
	2016 - Sunset glow over Craig-y-Llyn and the Black Mountain			2017- from Bazza Smith's house in Dunvant					2016 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach	2018 - from Waun Gron, Glynneath

21 Oct	22	23 Oct	24	25	26	27	28	29 Oct	30	31

2016 - hill overlooking Aberfan - 50th Anniversary of the disaster	2018 - eastern valleys from Pistyll y Graig on Hirwaun Common	2018 - from Mynydd-y-glog, Brecon Beacons			2018 - Abergarwed in the foreground	2018 - from Mynydd Aberdar 2019 - Great Tor from Oxwich Bay			2019 - Castellamare restaurant, Bracelet Bay from the coast path	2018 - Craig y Llyn ridge from home

2016 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach	2018 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach	2018 - SUPER SUNSET - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach				2018 - boy on scooter & Mumbles from Aberavon Beach	2018 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach	2019 - Cilfrew from Fairyland Rd

	1	2	3	4	5 Nov	6	7 Nov	8	9	10
Rise
			2018 - from Mynydd Aberdar
Set
					2016 - over the Mayals	2020 - Swansea from Old Road, Baglan	2016 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach

	11	12 Nov	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Rise
			2018 - Tenby Lifeboat Shed - from North Beach
Set
		2016 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach 2018 - South Beach, Tenby		2018 - Neath Canal between Llantwit Church and Tonna lock				2018 - Mumbles from Aberavon Beach	2018 - Mumbles from Jersey Marine Beach

	21	22	23	24	25 Nov	26	27	28	29	30
Rise
		2018 - Rhondda Valley from Pen-Pych
Set
					2015 - Jersey Marine dunes

	1 Dec	2	3	4	5	6	7	8 Dec	9	10
Rise

Set
	2017 - above the houses near Bridgend Hospital, Korra's birthday	???? Onllwyn washery from the A4109 2022 - Tennant Canal, Neath	2018 - Aberavon Beach					2015 - Driftwood tree at the Ferry Bend	2018 - pier on Aberavon Beach

	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18 Dec	19	20
Rise

Set
								2017 Vale of Neath from near Moel Penderyn video

21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rise
	2018 - Rhondda Valley from Pen-Pych
Set
						2018 - Vale of Neath from Glynneath		2020 - Jersey Marine from the River Neath at the Melyn	2018 - Aberavon Beach

4/11/2018 - Writing and recording information is a must when learning new things. Buoyed by yesterday mornings success about predicting how the sunrise would appear I'm going to make notes (hopefully) to help myself and others fine tune how to predict the best place to see a sunrise or sunset, when its worth making an effort, and when its not.

SUNRISE AND THE HORIZON DISCUSSED ON 3/11/2018 - CLICK HERE

4/11/2018 - My prediction for this morning was no sunrise, we've been in a low for around 36 hours now with the weather heading eastward. I'd set my alarm to check the sky 60 minutes before sunrise and there were clear patches and with the moon and stars visible. Craig y Llyn was clear so I immediately packed and headed out to C-y-L with 45 minutes to go intending to watch sunrise from the ridge. As I climbed the Rhigos mountain the cloud descended on C-y-L so I changed tack and headed out onto Hirwaun Common and Pistyll-y-Graig. I got there just as the sun was rising behind a bank of cloud, some of which was lower than me. My prediction was correct but the weather was good, very little wind and only a touch of a chill so I enjoyed the walk and the opportunity to organise some thoughts.

27/12/2018		27 December 2018 - UK pressure charts - 4 hours prior to a super sunset (low cloud - sky started pinking up 30-40 mins prior to sunset - the pink sky came up the valley then receded quickly and was gone about 20 mins after sunset.
8/1/2018		8 January 2018 - UK pressure charts - 4 hours prior to a nice sunset (high cloud - sky started pinking up 10-15 mins prior to sunset - the pink sky came up the valley then receded quickly and was gone about 15 mins after sunset. The sun dropped out of low cloud and was directly in line with the centre of the end of Neath valley
9/1/2018		9 January 2018 - UK pressure charts - 4 hours prior to a super sunset -high cloud in the opposite direction to the sun started pinking up 15-20 mins prior to sunset - post sunset above the sky was orange and then a deep deep pink about 30 mins after sunset. Sunset WX predictor was way off the mark.

NUMBERS (there are lots on file not edited so numbers below are those recorded on the page at the completion of a year.)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Rise
						2015 - Pen-y-Fan
Set
	2023 Aberavon Beach		2015 - Aberavon Beach 2022 - River Neath

	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Rise
					2015 - Furrow Hill Nr Discoed on the Offas Dyke Path		2021 - Blackpill, Swansea
Set
			Neath Canal towpath

	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rise

Set
				2021 - from the Foel, Cwmavon