Mumbling Free - Day 3 - TI Day

The first Monday of a holiday is normally TI day.  The day when we ignore all the literature provided by the hosts and begin to find our own way.  We had found the TI yesterday, it is in the Methodist Church on the main road.  Understandably they were somewhat busy yesterday and the TIs are very rarely open on a Sunday.  So we made our way again across the hill.  It was warm enough, but the drizzle had started, by the time we got down the steps it was raining gently. Inside the TI we found loads of useful information and have collected a number of walks and drives among other things. The rain had just about stopped so we walked up to Underhill Park, which we had passed on our journey to the cottage, to give Brody a run.  There is some work occurring in the park, it looks as though they are re-laying a cricket pitch. By the time we had found that Brody was already tired. At the top of the park is a wood. In the wood some steps lead up to a road which is well on the way home. We walked around the park, back towards town. We stopped at Ninety Three for tea and cake, getting the chairs outside dried so that we could sit on them, we relaxed for a few minutes, then continued towards town and visited Oystermouth castle - entry was an amazingly cheap £2.50.  Sadly there is not much left of the castle, but there are some stunning views of the Mumbles from the ramparts.

By now it is after 2pm and I'm hungry.  On the corner is "The White Rose".  You can only take you dog on the patio which is two tables outside the lounge bar.  Thankfully they were both free.  The pub is huge and offers an array of foods, we went for a simple and very cheap jacket potatoe and fried chicken.  It was good, but the portions were rather small, still with two drinks it was less than £12, so very good value.  After lunch we did a little shopping - at a bakers and a greengrocers then walked back to the park and on to the cottage.
After a short sleep we had tea and then ventured back onto the hill, this time trying to find a path to the light house and pier.  The first attempt ended in a sheer cliff. I watched in horror as Body did a mountain goat impression and the prepared to jump down.  I doubt he would have survived the 50-60
feet drop.  Back up the difficult trail to a much easier one that lead to the road.  Safely down we decided to visit the pier, or at least the cafe next to the entrance.  I had an IPA called "Gower Power" at 5.5% it was stronger than I am used to but lived up to the description on the label perfectly.  Even Jo approved.

Tomorrow we are looking forward to the Broadband being fitted at the cottage.  The dongle has been better than nothing, but is inconsistent, working well for a few minutes and not at all for a few minutes, with everything in between.