The Brecon Becons

National parks in Wales are interesting. They are lived in. There are roads, villages, farms etc. no fences (which has been the case in much of Ireland also) so you frequently drive past sheep grazing on the edge of the road. They are very non-fussed and pay no attention to the cars - just keep on grazing. Today we drove past horses as well. They were quite small compared to horses we are used to seeing at home. At one point there were several cars pulled off on the side of the road and people in amongst a reasonable size group of horses patting them. They are obviously very used to people! 

Our drive through the National Park was picturesque then on to the southern coast of Wales and the Gowr peninsular - a walk on the beach at Porth Einon where we checked out the ruins of an old smugglers residence and salt house then a drive out as far as Worms Head which is linked by a causeway accessible at low tide. Beautiful coastline! We walked out to the headland at the start of the causeway but decided against continuing cross the causeway as it would have meant another long day and late finish so back up a different road through the National Park and back to Brecon for a walk along the canal where we met a couple of men from England doing some pole fishing. This involved very long poles made up of several sections joined together and held out over the water with a fairly small length of line attached by a short length of elastic. The bait was a kernel of corn. When a fish is hooked the rod is broken down section by section to bring the fish into the shore to take it off the hook and “bag” it. One of them caught a small one while we were watching which he threw back. Then on down the canal and through the town before dinner at The George - a local pub. Good food and great value. We continue to notice the unusual eating style of the locals - their use of knife and fork is somewhat different to what we are used to seeing!