Month: April 2019
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Gower kayaking and Easter sun
Paddling from Oxwich to Port Eynon and back in a perfect summer sea, passing the wreck of the Solor at low tide in Oxwich Bay that limped back here after being torpedoed by a u-boat in 1945. Also climbing on packed Easter Rhossili sea cliffs in the sun. The Easter weather was perfect for a…
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Trying sea kayaking
This is something we’ve been waiting for and working towards for a while – starting to explore the Gower coastline from the sea. What trouble can we get into in kayaks in the sea? Learning.
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Seaside bouldering
We’re out on the beaches and the coastline of the Gower peninsula looking for boulders to climb this week. And trying not to get cut off by the rising tide.
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Third Sister
A dry week means some spring cragging outdoors by the sea. Let’s go somewhere new and try a couple of sport climbs that are supposed to be some of the best on the Gower.
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Hunting for boulders
We’re away in Cheltenham for the weekend. It’s been dry so we can climb, but what can we climb? I wonder if there are any geocaches on this hill?