A walk on the Gower, part 2 Sunshine, showers and spectacular views.

Continuing my walk from Port Eynon, on the Gower. A band of rain heading our way.

Beautiful wild flowers all along the coast. The pink thrift was dying off, but here are some harebells - one of my favourite flowers because they are so hardy and grow in inhospitable places, like mountain tops.

Spectacular cliffs

Clear signage - always a plus, so you don't waste ages figuring out where you are

Honeysuckle in the hedgerows

Even the stone walls are covered in flowers

Contemplating the expansive views,... and the oncoming shower.

Wheat fields just starting to turn yellow

The path runs along the tops of the valleys so not too much ascent and descent

At one point, the path turns slightly inland...

...past yet more flowers...

...and down into rocky Longhole Valley...

...with its limestone cliffs.

I'm enjoying the sunshine here

The limestone reminded me of the Pyrenees: here's a picture of me there, though this was at about 5000 feet above sea level. Same poor taste in shorts and hats though!

Looking towards Port Eynon on our way home

I think this is knapweed

Although this looked like some ordinary scree, many of those rocks were standing on their ends, with other rocks balanced on top. Difficult to show in a photo, and very weird to walk past

Nearly home

The Port Eynon memorial stone, now in a blue sky

Port Eynon Bay - and back to the car!

A great walk. I award it 10/10. (Why? Wild, but easy to follow. Great scenery. Not too well known. A few climbs, but mostly level. Great wild flowers.) To see the first part of this walk, click here
Today's walk: Park at Port Eynon car park ( right on the seafront.) Turn right and follow the coast path. We walked out for 3.5 miles, and then back by the same route. The path has two steep climbs, but is otherwise fairly easy. After the first mile and a half, it keeps to the higher ground, as you can see from the above picture. It's very good for an out and back walk, because the views look different from the other way.

You can walk from Port Eynon to Rhossili, which is 7 miles, with a connecting bus service, but we didn't want to rely on Sunday buses in Wales.  During the week, buses are approx every hour till about 3pm.