Day 43 Llanelli to Pen Clawdd (16.9 miles, cumulative 725.0)

It was not the most auspicious start to the day as I poured orange juice on my cornflakes instead of milk! I wouldn't recommend this pairing.

I left the very comfortable farmhouse and walked down the muddy footpath to the station and caught the train back to Llanelli.

It's fair to say that today's walk, following and crossing the estuary, was not the most inspiring of my journey to date. Much of it was on cycle paths, including a section through the National Wetland Centre, and the views were often restricted to marshes and mud-flats. Perhaps it was also the weather, which was cloudy until mid-afternoon. Perhaps it was my lunch break at one of the few benches en route, when I discovered that my rucksack and I were covered with hundreds of tiny insects. A hasty exit followed! 

I finished at Pen Clawdd, but had to retrace my steps three miles to Gowerton, as there are no buses on a Sunday. From here I caught the train to Swansea, my base for the next four nights, while I walk around the Gower Peninsula.