Early mist began to clear so we continued with our plan to go to Brecon Beacons Mountain Centre. After some sustaining coffee and homemade cakes we walked 500 metres or so up through bracken and gorse to a low ridge that afforded good views across the valley to the three peaks of the range. Emily did well to walk all the way up without asking me to pick her up.
At the top we found a moorland pond, about 6 inches deep and with a soft muddy bottom. Emily and Fern's identical new wellies came in handy, but Emily's were soon breached after some heavy duty splashing.
Her trousers were soaked and had to come off too, swiftly followed by her top, so both of them ended up in nappy/knickers. Luckily the day had warmed up a little but the sun felt weak. We all paddled with them and helped make a stone castle in the middle. We must have been there the best part of an hour. Wonderful fun, and free too!
We dragged them away from their watery playground back to the centre for lunch, which was wholesome, hearty and reasonably priced. There is also a playroom in the restaurant, with ride-on tractors and a few other popular toys. Stopping in at the gift shop, one of our girls managed to deface a greetings card that was for sale (fancy putting novelty pens next to the card rack!) so we had to buy it. It was an interesting one made of recycled sheep poo, a resource which must be in plentiful supply in those parts. Both of the kids dropped off to sleep on the drive home; not surprising after all that activity and food. Fi was out in Abergavenny for the evening, and as Fern and Emily had had a late nap Mum and I had to entertain them until 9pm. They were extremely manic and we were both pooped after that.
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