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Moon Walking

Walks from January to May preparing for the London Half Moon walk. Dawn walks, dusky walks, up to 12 miles long.
Starting in windy wintry weather ending in sun bathed days of an early spring.
Every walk brought ups and downs, lots of challenges but always something new to delight.
I gained a new confidence when walking alone.
I'm afraid of water so getting cut off by the tide, twice, needed a deep breath to get me through.
I don't like heights, so the climb to the top of the Tor and subsequent fall into a nettle bed was a tester.
But I proved to myself I can do it. These were some of my happiest days.
These boots are made for walking or paddling if the tide comes in
These boots are made for walking or paddling if the tide comes in		 Walk 1 15th January. Whiteford lighthouse with Elaine (6 miles)
Walk 1 15th January. Whiteford lighthouse with Elaine (6 miles)		 Freezing cold lighthouse
Freezing cold lighthouse		 Whistling wintry winds
Whistling wintry winds		 Bonus lichens
Bonus lichens
They don't mind the cold
They don't mind the cold		 Hanging on on a winter's day
Hanging on on a winter's day		 Bright splash in amongst the greys
Bright splash in amongst the greys		 Walk 2. 29th January. Scwd Gwladys waterfall with Elaine (10 + miles )
Walk 2. 29th January. Scwd Gwladys waterfall with Elaine (10 + miles )		 January Icicles
January Icicles
Still waters
Still waters		 Silver birch growing up, icicles growing down
Silver birch growing up, icicles growing down		 Horizontal bands of cold colours
Horizontal bands of cold colours		 Icicles on shiny rock face
Icicles on shiny rock face		 Ice fringes
Ice fringes
Crackly ice. Then back to real Welsh pub crushed full of men watching rugby, who couldn't believe we asked for 2 coffees.
Crackly ice. Then back to real Welsh pub crushed full of men watching rugby, who couldn't believe we asked for 2 coffees.		 Walk 3. 23rd March Rhossili to Llanmadoc (5 miles), watery sun over Worm's Head
Walk 3. 23rd March Rhossili to Llanmadoc (5 miles), watery sun over Worm's Head		 Walk 4 19th April. Cowslips on Cwm Ivy Tor (4 miles)
Walk 4 19th April. Cowslips on Cwm Ivy Tor (4 miles)		 Cowslip on Cwm Ivy Tor
Cowslip on Cwm Ivy Tor		 Walk 5 19th April Two walks in one day! Still high tide creeps in.(6 miles)
Walk 5 19th April Two walks in one day! Still high tide creeps in.(6 miles)
Splendid display of gorse and whitethorn what florist could do better?
Splendid display of gorse and whitethorn what florist could do better?		 Mother and foal wait patiently
Mother and foal wait patiently		 High tide jig saw puzzle.
High tide jig saw puzzle.		 High tide evening reflections with mother and foal
High tide evening reflections with mother and foal		 More paddling and squelchy shoes - walked too far, cut off again!
More paddling and squelchy shoes - walked too far, cut off again!
Walk 6 22nd April Dawn start. for Llangennith via road, Whiteford lighthouse and the bird hide (12 miles)
Walk 6 22nd April Dawn start. for Llangennith via road, Whiteford lighthouse and the bird hide (12 miles)		 Great news for gardeners at 7.15 am!
Great news for gardeners at 7.15 am!		 Early morning families with wakeful children on Llangennith beach by 8.10 am. Smell of bacon cooking on campsite
Early morning families with wakeful children on Llangennith beach by 8.10 am. Smell of bacon cooking on campsite		 Llangennith beach horses' mane waves
Llangennith beach horses' mane waves		 Primrose bank Llangennith.JPG
Primrose bank Llangennith.JPG
Whoops! round corner cut off by tide again, freezing cold paddling
Whoops! round corner cut off by tide again, freezing cold paddling		 Salt marsh lamb!
Salt marsh lamb!		 Gorse with sheep wool mobile
Gorse with sheep wool mobile		 Walk 7 24th April Oxwich Family walk as sun sets on a balmy evening (5 miles)
Walk 7 24th April Oxwich Family walk as sun sets on a balmy evening (5 miles)		 Beach art at Oxwich.
Beach art at Oxwich.
A curly wurly sea horse with a fringe. Close by a barbeque smoulders with its sausages nearly ready to eat
A curly wurly sea horse with a fringe. Close by a barbeque smoulders with its sausages nearly ready to eat		 Walk 8 25th April English bluebell at Whiteford (6 miles)
Walk 8 25th April English bluebell at Whiteford (6 miles)		 Perfect for the garden
Perfect for the garden		 Shouldnt hang about with unexploded bombs around
Shouldnt hang about with unexploded bombs around		 Sheep in the shade on a hot spring day
Sheep in the shade on a hot spring day
Whitethorn archway leads me home.
Whitethorn archway leads me home.		 Walk 9 28th April Royal Wedding day. Good time keepers! (6 miles)
Walk 9 28th April Royal Wedding day. Good time keepers! (6 miles)		 Home just round corner.
Home just round corner.		 Walk 10 3rd May My last 12 mile walk, Killay, Dunvant, Gowerton, Penclawdd, Llanrhidian, Home. Hawthorn at its best.in early May
Walk 10 3rd May My last 12 mile walk, Killay, Dunvant, Gowerton, Penclawdd, Llanrhidian, Home. Hawthorn at its best.in early May		 What a discovery, Bob Burn's seat. Cyclist and Inspirational Teacher, and he was
What a discovery, Bob Burn's seat. Cyclist and Inspirational Teacher, and he was
Penclawdd Leonard Cohen's hat, just as he came on my I pod
Penclawdd Leonard Cohen's hat, just as he came on my I pod		 Walk 11 th May Mewslade with Mick. Tiny footpath, clinging onto rocks! slumping ahead!
Walk 11 th May Mewslade with Mick. Tiny footpath, clinging onto rocks! slumping ahead!		 Couple of hundred feet drop bit tricky here
Couple of hundred feet drop bit tricky here		 Back on Terra Firma
Back on Terra Firma		 Nearly there
Nearly there
An interesting gateway
An interesting gateway		 Walk 12 9th May Sunshiny start, shorts on, a mistake for several reasons, rain and nettles! (5 miles)
Walk 12 9th May Sunshiny start, shorts on, a mistake for several reasons, rain and nettles! (5 miles)		 Can anyone translate? is it important?
Can anyone translate? is it important?		 Won't be like this in London. Climbing up to the Tor
Won't be like this in London. Climbing up to the Tor		 Whoops! Tumble toss into bramble and nettles up to my thighs, Deep breath and climb out!
Whoops! Tumble toss into bramble and nettles up to my thighs, Deep breath and climb out!
Top at last - shouldn't have worn shorts
Top at last - shouldn't have worn shorts		 View from the top - worth the climb
View from the top - worth the climb		 Over to Pembrey
Over to Pembrey		 This is it - the top
This is it - the top		 Rain has passed all's right with the world, looking towards Penclawdd
Rain has passed all's right with the world, looking towards Penclawdd
My house from the Tor
My house from the Tor		 Poorly legs - Antisan, Piriton, Paracetomol anything! but no sleep nothing works.
Poorly legs - Antisan, Piriton, Paracetomol anything! but no sleep nothing works.		 What a lucky man!
What a lucky man!		 THE WALK 14th May 2011 Just about ready
THE WALK 14th May 2011 Just about ready		 Getting closer
Getting closer
Getting closer, sun setting, temperature dropping, deep breath and into the 'arena'
Getting closer, sun setting, temperature dropping, deep breath and into the 'arena'		 16 500 people wait in a tent to 'Walk on the wild side!' What are these two? Love the couple in their matching purple.
16 500 people wait in a tent to 'Walk on the wild side!' What are these two? Love the couple in their matching purple.		 Big Ben chimes 3am such a thrill, 2 miles to go - some people getting very cold!
Big Ben chimes 3am such a thrill, 2 miles to go - some people getting very cold!		 The end
The end

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Guest 13-Jun-2011 13:38
Lovley photos - typical Joyce! Only you could get your own legs in the photo even though they are scratched to bits! Very proud of you and all the money you have raised!
Tricia
Elaine Reed06-Jun-2011 21:59
Lost for words! I'm so proud of you all over again:-)
And I love your words too. And special pics for me are Worms Head, high tide, mother and foal, icicles on shiny rocks, and the tor - must join you there sometime. I'll skip the nettly/brambly bit though, and I'll be wearing barb proof legwear!
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