2025 Gower Pilgrimage - Day 8

Sunday 14th September - This was supposed to be the Last Day!

No fun walking in this!

Yellow Weather Warning Curtails the Day

Storm Amy is definitely making the finish of this year's 100 Mile Walking Challenge even more of a challenge!

Today was supposed to be the last day of walking but rain & wind seems to have had other ideas!

I had already decided to do two shorter circular walks today instead of the 9 miler I'd originally planned.

Early birds catching
the worm

We got up early (and that was a bit of a shock to the system for a start!) 

Then we managed to complete a fair old 5 mile "Yomp" around Rhossili averaging about 2.5 mph. For those that know the area you must admit that's pretty good going. Neither of us fancied being caught out by Storm Amy. 

First of all it was a lung-busting climb up onto Rhossili Down (why do they call it Downs when it's always Up!!)

What spectacular views even watching the threatening storm brewing out at sea before rolling ever closer.

Today's climb was slightly easier than some of yesterday's as it was mostly grass with a little bit of rocky pathways. 

It was much easier than climbing up yesterday's sand cliffs!!

Then it was back down again to the church and onward towards Worm's Head. 

Laid out to our right was the vast expanse of Rhossili Beach in most of it's glory. 

The threatening sky perhaps a little off-putting.

On our way down the National Trust track towards the coastal lookout at Worm's Head we were followed and overtaken by a farmer on a quad bike and his scampering collie. They were setting out to check on the sheep scattered all along the headlands before the storm hit.

I'd never been to this part of the Gower before so was delighted to see Worm's Head in the flesh. 

It looks spectacular in photographs that I've seen but to see it there before me, even in the gloom and wind, was breathtaking.

It's rather nice for me to think that this is really my Welsh Dragon just lying in wait for unsuspecting victim's!

We followed the Wales Coast Path round towards the east and were so enjoying the spectacular scenery that I forgot to look at the map and walked past our turning back up towards Rhossili! 

No matter, there was another turning just along the path and we were both thoroughly enjoying the scenery.

We followed the alternative path back up to the road and reached the car in record time. We had managed plenty of climbing and descending, stunning views, a bit of a scattered shower now & again and decidedly windy once we were out in the open.

So Walk No 1 of the day was completed without incident but then the weather closed in so Walk No 2 has had to be postponed until tomorrow.

Such a shame as we're less than 5 miles short of our 100 Mile target. Fortuitously I'd given ourselves a day extra to play with so we should be able to find somewhere away from the gale force winds tomorrow to complete the challenge.

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