Weather was still good, packed up, and left site 0945hrs. Quite a nice scenic drive to Brecon. Arrived Brecon Beacons CC site at 1300hrs. Checked in for 2 nights and set up.
After a cuppa we set off to walk along the Monmouth and Brecon Canal into the town of Brecon. 5 minutes from the site to the canal, across 2 very busy dual carriageways. We managed that unscathed and descended to the towpath from the bridge.
Weather was still holding good. It's about 1.5 miles into town from here. On arriving in town there is a basin that's been fairly recently developed I would think. Some boats moored
and people enjoying a drink. From here we walked into the town centre. We found it rather drab,
lots of vacant shops, and sort of grey and tired looking.
With a couple of redeeming features. We spent an hour or so looking round, before retracing our steps along the canal.
Back at the site we continued our walk, looking for the "Three Horseshoes" pub, which we had been told was very good. We missed the short cut, but found it eventually.
Had a couple of beers, checked the menu, and decided to book a table for tomorrow evening. We were given a choice, bar or restaurant. Bar is dog friendly, restaurant isn't, we opted for restaurant. Then made our way back to Eevie. It was still warm so I sat outside for a while.
Then we had our shower, dinner and relaxed for the evening.
May 7th.
Another nice morning, we were starting to feel spoilt. After a recommend from a friend we decided to cycle the canal in the opposite direction to Talybont on Usk. Navigated the hazards getting to the bridge again, then set off along the path. Not far into the ride we came to an Aquaduct over the River Usk.
Naturally we had to do a photo stop.
Something always beautiful about waterways for me. Then back on our bikes to continue our ride. The pleasure of cycling towpaths is, for the most part, virtually no hills. Although our bikes are electric pedal assist we never used the power at all on the way out. At Talybont we had coffee in the local cafe.
Very nice it was too. Then time to return to the site, we did use the electric on the way back, after all that's what it's for. Stopped for a photo,
a house with its own lifting bridge. I assume it had been a farmhouse, and gave access to the fields or animals. Either way it's lovely. Back on site, checked the log, we had done almost 13 miles in total. The bikes were proving to be a good investment. Relaxed for a couple of hours, then off to the pub for our meal.
The food was very good, but, the room was very hot and stuffy. Also there was a table of 12 ladies on a hen night, they weren't rowdy but they were loud. For us the noise and the heat was too much, finished our burgers and beat a hasty retreat. After all the good reports and looking forward to it, we left quite disappointed. Moving on tomorrow.
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