An early view of the Conwy. 
St. Celynin's Church - unfortunately not open.
At the trig point on Tal y Fan.
No I won't go in that cromlech! Walk stats: Distance:7.4 miles; Climb:2605'.
Time :4 hours 36 minutes; On the move walking average:2.1 m.p.h.; Overall walk average: 1.6 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger,Celia, Dave J., Fran and Tito.
Another day of surprises, especially the weather. At time it was warm and sunny and unfortunately when we were approaching the ridge of Tal y Fan the cloud/mist came down and a bitterly cold gale force wind seemed determined to limit our forward progress. We didn't linger long at the trig point! Lunch was taken sheltering behind a substantial wall. We were all thankful that hot liquid refreshment was the order of the day, a little bit of fruit cake helped too! The other surprise was the vast number of people that we saw on Tal y Fan, it must have been over 30 in all. We certainly didn't expect this minor little peak to be so popular.
Another day of surprises, especially the weather. At time it was warm and sunny and unfortunately when we were approaching the ridge of Tal y Fan the cloud/mist came down and a bitterly cold gale force wind seemed determined to limit our forward progress. We didn't linger long at the trig point! Lunch was taken sheltering behind a substantial wall. We were all thankful that hot liquid refreshment was the order of the day, a little bit of fruit cake helped too! The other surprise was the vast number of people that we saw on Tal y Fan, it must have been over 30 in all. We certainly didn't expect this minor little peak to be so popular.
At last we have visited St. Celynin's Church, but it was disappointing to find it closed.
The walk invited us to search out several standing stones, one or two being quite impressive, as well as an ancient burial chamber.
Birds seen or heard today were few and far between but included: Buzzard, Raven, Carrion crow, Great tit, Meadow pipit, Skylark, Coal tit, Chaffinch, Shelduck and Grey wagtail.
It was good to see some of the Spring flowers in bloom including some British Bluebells, almost a month before we would normally expect to see them.
Only Richard, Roger and Martyn went to the Lees hostelry in Rowen for refreshment. Lees Dark was also enjoyed as well as the normal Lees bitter.
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