We decided to combine a short walk with some shopping. All of the shops in the village have closed with only a Post Office run in the hallway of a small bungalow but there is a shop in the fuel station in the quaintly named village of Square and Compass. This sounds more like the name of a pub and indeed there is a pub of that name in the village. In Welsh it is simply known as 'Y Sqwar' (Square) but I don't know what came first, the pub or the village.
We started the walk in the same way as yesterday and were better prepared this time for that very wet long grass. When we got to those two fields, we found that they had both been cut for silage. The farmer had seen the forecast for dry sunny weather over the next few days.
Unsurprisingly, given that this is the only shop for miles around, the supermarket prices were very high but it was useful to top up with the essentials that we could fit in my rucksack. It was a pleasant walk with lovely views to the sea.
The afternoon was spent reading and making cheese straws without a recipe. Not enough cheese, must increase it next time.
Photos: Celtic Cross in churchyard near Square and Compass.
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