FEBRUARY 2025 - Dai's walk around Wales blog

A sunset walk on Jersey Marine Beach - not a lot of sun to see near the sea so we took a photo of what little colour there was in the sky with this part of an old concrete pipeline in the foreground.

The rain eased off as I walked through the door for a 4 mile round trip to the Sgwd Gwladys waterfall. There were very few people on the ground.

A big thank you to Mark Phillips for pointing me in the direction of this Man v Horse v Bike clip from 1990 which brings back many memories. I can be seen at the start of the race on the right of the first group of Schmoos riders. This was I think the last year thay allowed bikes in the race, we were not allowed to race on bridleways so thy pulled the plug on us. Not be left out I was offered the job of commentating on the race from the stage you see Screaming Lord Sutch on. The night before I took on this role, myself and Brian Murray spent an evening chatting on the same table as the Kenyan Running team and Screaming Lord Sutch, what a character. The video includes an interview with the legendary Tim Davies

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A lovely along the Cefn Bryn Ridge to Arthur's stone with New Zealand based Stephen John. Stephen and I first met during the 1992 Speight's Coast to Coast in New Zealand. Originally from Penmaen in the Gower, Stephen and his wife Kate are taking an extended break in the UK. Stephen climbs, but I don't which is why he is on the rock and I'm not. At 64 years of age I understand my limitations. At 67 years of age, Stephen's limitations exceed mine at 64.