This day was a catalogue of disaster. The pouring rain made our journey from England to Wales, along motorways full of spray and congestion, take much longer than it should have done. We parked in Cardiff and caught three buses to Newport. Then we misread our maps and we walked the wrong way! Despite seeing plenty of signs telling us quite clearly we were going in the wrong direction, we still felt we going the right way! And so foolishly and blindly we continued in this way. We only admitted defeat when we came 'face to face' so to speak, with the Newport Transporter Bridge. Which was a very clear confirmation of the error of our ways.
Julie at the start of our walk in The Sports Ground on the opposite side of the A48 from The Tredegar House Country Park.
Andrea at the start.
Julie standing, looking somewhat encouraged, by the signs for The Wales Coast Path. Unfortunately the section of the Wales Coast Path that we wanted was a few hundred yards further on up the road.
Andrea looking similarly encouraged!
When we reached the Transporter Bridge it was 2pm. Light was fading and we stood no chance of reaching Cardiff in daylight and at a reasonable time. We decided to catch buses back to Cardiff and then drive home to Gloucester.
Lessons learned. Once again, never trust a local to give you directions!! And use a compass.
This walk to be attempted again in a few months time.
The one highlight of the day - spotting a beautiful kingfisher flying along the banks of the River Usk.
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