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bunn

To New Quay on Feet

Oct 11, 2016 10:48

We canoed past the ruins of the old mining port New Quay a month or so ago, so this weekend I thought I'd see how hard it was to walk there.

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Comments 17

puddleshark October 11 2016, 11:15:27 UTC

What wonderful ruins! I love the steps that don't lead anywhere, and the rusting engine...

I think we met the world's largest clumsiest squirrel once. My sister's Jack Russell caught it and got severely duffed up for his pains.

bunn October 14 2016, 08:07:06 UTC

Hah! It duffed up a terrier? that is serious Scary Squirrel territory!

howlin_wolf_66 October 11 2016, 12:29:34 UTC

Lovely photos and scenery.

I love the face that occurs with 'possibility of squirrel'! :-)

bunn October 14 2016, 08:07:50 UTC

I love that face too. I forgive her much for that!

ladyzi October 11 2016, 14:18:06 UTC

Ohmygoodness. That face in the last picture is so sweet, and definitely on alert!

What a great place to be exploring! Absolutely beautiful scenery! I would be tempted to head down the mine and see what lies within, but at the same time be hyper-aware that most likely there are a lot of bugs/spiders/other crawlies with more than 4 legs.

bunn October 14 2016, 08:08:35 UTC

Terrible things lurk down there, I'm sure!

pixel39 October 11 2016, 14:29:49 UTC

Such an alert hopeful face! Squirrel!!

And yes, mountain bikers are insane. And here, we have EVEN TALLER MOUNTAINS. I can understand seeing a giant pile of rocks and wanting to climb it, but flinging yourself DOWN it on a bike? *shudder*

bunn October 14 2016, 08:10:01 UTC

We wondered as we wandered, what happens if a biker comes off the valley side and lands in a crumpled heap at the bottom. It seems likely that it could be quite a long time before help could possibly be summoned, since there is no mobile signal in the valley, so even to call an ambulance you'd have to walk all the way up to the top.

timetiger October 12 2016, 02:04:53 UTC

What beautiful colors! I especially like the second photo, where the hillside is framed by the arch in the wall, and the one of Rosie.

"Furtling" is new word for me. Might it be a portmanteau for hurtling while on foot?

bunn October 14 2016, 08:13:59 UTC

I wasn't sure if I had heard or invented the word furtling, but Wiktionary seems to know about it in the sense I mean! (I hadn't heard the alternative meaning about cards that let you see your knuckles as buttocks. Truly the internet is an educational place).