We arrived at Cwm Llwch on Friday afternoon, and after
moving the kit into the house, Andy and I climbed Corn Du, while the
rest of the slackers stayed in and drank.
A couple were wild camping in a very windy corner by
Llyn Cwm Llwch, not a place I'd have chosen with the weather forecast
that we'd had. I wonder if they survived the night. We climbed onto the
ridge from the Llyn, and walked past Tommy Jones' memorial to the
summit. Then it started to rain (a feature of the weekend). We decided
to give Pen y Fan a miss, and headed back to the house. It was at about
this point that I discovered that my new boots were digging into my
ankles. As they were the only pair I took for the weekend I am now
hobbling!
On Saturday morning we headed to Ystradfellte, parked at
Cwm Porth, and walked down the river Mellte to the waterfall Sgwd yr
Eira. There was enough water in the rivers to make the falls dramatic.
We walked around the back of Sgwd yr Eira, desperately, and
unsuccessfully, trying to keep cameras dry and lenses clear. I've got
some lovely soft-focus effects. After a thorough soaking we headed back
to Cwm Llwch. We passed a notice saying that the path was closed on the
way back up, strangely nobody had noticed it on the way down. If they're
going to close paths they should put up decent sized signs.
The afternoon was wet, but during a break in the
showers, we got in a bit of water-rocketry. We then built an indoors
Cresta run down the stairs (don't ask, the bruises are fading), and
tried a bit of indoor cricket, until the ball caught fire.
It poured overnight. Getting Kim's car through the ford
was 'Interesting'. Andy, you may wish to check for dents
underneath......
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