Pleebrat on the Path

Day 10: Ogmore to Newton Beach Miles: 7 (RT: 28) Falafel: 0 A short but very sweet leg of the coastal path and one that I will definitely be revisiting. We headed inland from Ogmore Beach, one of the nicest beaches in South Wales with an interesting anomaly in the way the rocks are formed to suggest a gap of about 140 million years in the site's geological timeline. In cases such as these, it's probably aliens!   Past the remains of Ogmore castle, which during the 13th century was built along with two sister castles in Coity and Bridgend which protected Norman settlers in this strategic area from attack from natives. Bloody cheek.  We head across the river into the Merthyr Mawr nature reserve.  I got very excited by this sign. Particulary as it kinda suggests that the wild boar just spontaneously appeared in the reserve and weren't actually deliberately reintroduced (aliens again). Sadly, the boar were feeling a bit shy today.  At Merthyr Mawr, sand meets forest...

Miles: 10 (RT: 89) Falafel: 5 (RT: 21) Gorgeous weather again today for Llantwit Major to Ogmore. Today's walking buddy is my sibling who loves a Blue Steel pose. Just outside of Llantwit we find another world war two look out.  Alright Bess? How's it going alright? The livestock graze right up close to the cliffs on this stretch.  The cliffs themselves look man made but really it's down to the sedimentary nature of the limestone rock.  Rounding the cliffs, we head into St. Donats Bay. The site of St. Donats Castle, a site over looking the cliffs that has been occupied since the Iron Age. The traditional home of Celtic Chieftain Caradog, who fought the Roman conquest. I wonder what Caradog would make of this absolute lad prancing about his fort? Then we head towards Nash Point Lighthouse. A site of social and maritime historical interest. Built in the 19th century u...