Catherine has come to lead the strenuous walk and Mike is doing the moderate one. A bright morning for the start - anyway up.
Off we go along the Brecon canal
Approaching the locks at Llangynidr
Crossing the Crawnon far below
Two narrow boats ready for action
Duck or grouse - sorry!
Quite an active waterway
After a mile we leave the towpath
And on to the Usk Valley Walk
Which leads gently up the fields
With the canal far below
Lots of views
The sky is looking more watery now
An hour passes and we have endured a violent thunderstorm as we near the Talybont reservoir.
Some of us decide to take the road down back to the canal for a round walk
Whilst the others decide to go on up the road way below the summit of Tor y Foel
Up we go
We reach the Beacons Way where it crosses the road
We plan to follow it down back to the pub
Easy going at first
Past a farm
Amazing misty views
Quite eerie
We have our lunch standing up as everywhere is saturated
Eventually we can see the other side
Of the valley
The last mist clears
And in broad sunshine we make the final descent to the pub, where coffee and cakes are available. All three groups meet up again.
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