I finally left the Inn at 9:30. I couldn’t have asked for a pleasanter stay with an excellent breakfast, and a bacon and marmalade butty wrapped in foil to enjoy at lunch! The sound of house sparrows chirruping cheerily as I laced my boots outside made me think of home and the garden with a little home sickness. But I was ready and looking forward to today’s challenge now! As I left I noticed the millstone grit appearance of the drystone walls which reminded me of Derbyshire and the Peak District. Strange to think I’d be there in a couple of weeks now. The walk continued across undulating but generally rising farmland with gorgeous Welsh ponies and a rather cute if dopey donkey as I descended into one valley. I stopped just after 11 for a break and some calorie input before the pull up onto the ridge of the black mountains. The pleasant, rich pastureland had continued with some fairly lively young heifers just below me … on the other side of an electric fence! And if you’re curious the...