Mumbling Free - Day 2 - Over the hills and (not so very) far away

The quickest way into town is across the nature reserve.  It is a lovely walk, the paths are good and the journey short, but the descent is steep, with large steps cut into the hillside and it is a long way down.  We wandered around Mumbles village and along the sea front.  The tide was going out and small pieces of beach were soon exposed.  We took Brody to a slipway and played with him for a while before walking further around the bay.  The other owners watched us as our dog faithfully retrieved the ball from the sea again and again. Now down at sea level the path is completely flat and the walk easy. The path is split between cyclists and pedestrians so some care is required.  In the village we bought some supplies - fish for lunch and treats for Brody, because I left his big box of treats behind.
Now for the walk back over the hill. Perhaps there is another way, we tried up a small road.  It was a dead end.  At the end though was an incredible find - a garden dedicated to a G-gauge railway.

The garden runs the trains most Sundays, when the weather is good.  We spoke to Mike and Jackie for a few minutes, and were invited in, but declined because Brody was still over excited and we were worried he might damage the display.
So after a delightful interlude it was back up the steps, over the hill and a return to the cottage.
The weather is still great, so we had lunch in the garden.  We tried to create some shade, but the beeeze caught the umbrella we had rested on the frame above the table, so that idea was abandoned.
After lunch we watched (slept through) the Queens Tennis Tournament final.  Jo took Brody out (he asks to go, he doesn't like the garden) and came back saying that dark clouds were arriving, she expected rain, I looked ans said they were just clouds and no rain would come, minutes later were were moving things off the patio because it was raining so hard.  In the evening we drove to Llanelli and on a bit to a country park.  The tide was too far out for Brody to have another swim, but we had a lovely walk and tired him out.  Along the 'beach' on the outward walk and along the promenade on the way back.

Today is fathers day.  I was hoping to  speak to Karen, but there is no broadband here.  They have provided a dongle, which allows some basic internet sometimes, at other times there is no signal at all.  Both the dongle and my phone are on the 'Three' network. Sometime one or other works, sometimes neither.  Better than nothing, but no where near fully functional.  The broadband is due to be fitted on Tuesday