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Swansea Ramblers Walk

Pontrhydyfen

30^th January 2010

Leader: Gail Allen

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Photographs

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Leader: Gail Allen

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We met outside the old chapel in Oakwood at Pontrhydyfen

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Visit the first disused viaduct. Had more snow overnight!

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That will be the second viaduct to cross in just a few minutes

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Another chapel near the first

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Onto the second viaduct

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Beautiful sunny day to be in the snow

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There's the first viaduct which we were on!

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Gordon, on the right has walked with West Glamorgan Group
(now Swansea Ramblers)from its creation

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These two ladies are some of our most recent walkers

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Everyone is happy and laughing - who said walking is hard?

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Below the second viaduct

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Still laughing and joking!

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Famous place Pontrhydyfen!

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Richard Burton's birthplace

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Under the first viaduct

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Goodness! Were we all the way up there?.

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Heading for the forestry plantation

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Entering Rhyslyn Forest

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Cycle path runs along disused railway lines

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Visiting Kanji Japanese Garden

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Yes! ...Something Japanese! Answers on a postcard....

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Stopping for tea

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Cold snow - hot tea!

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Hmm? Something else Japanese!

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Enjoying the tea stop in the Garden listening to recorded Japanese sounds

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Tea area has another Japanese symbol

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Yet another interesting Japanese item in the Garden

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Mark and Eileen have also joined our group recently - welcome!

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Information boards in the car park

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Descending to the riverside path

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Stream in bottom of valley

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That's the third viaduct leading to the Japanese Garden

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Tree covered in moss and snow caught in the afternoon light

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Level walk back to forestry entrance

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OK - so it didn't stay level but better downhill than up!

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There's the first viaduct again

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Low sun silhouettes some of our group

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Nearly back at the cars

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A couple of hundred yards to go

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Nearly there!

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Back at the cars and still smiling!
Thank you Gail

All photographs Copyright Andrew Morgan 2010
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