Camau bach/ Little steps

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 Welcome to my new blog, Camau Bach. 

I’m a 33 year old mum of two from Ynys Môn (Anglesey), Gogledd Cymru (North Wales).  My eldest daughter, Megan, is 4 years old and my youngest, Anwen, is 10 months old. I gave birth to Anwen during the first big lockdown of the Covid 19 pandemic, in April 2020. The last year, although difficult, has made me realise how extremely fortunate we are to live in such a beautiful part of the world. I’ve been on maternity leave from my job as a teacher since Anwen’s birth but there have been no baby classes, no swimming lessons, no chance to meet up and socialise with other new mums and so walking and exploring the local area with my genod (girls) has been such a welcome escape. 

           

As mentioned above, I am a teacher by profession. My subject is Welsh and I am extremely passionate about the language and culture of Wales. I will use the correct Welsh names for places in this blog (with English translations in brackets if applicable). I will also try to include some useful Welsh vocabulary and pronunciations whenever I can. If you’re a non Welsh speaker just a few words of Cymraeg (Welsh) really will go a long way. A “bore da” (good morning) or a “Diolch” (thank you) here and there shows that you respect our beautiful language and culture. 

Mynydd Parys, Amlwch
Dorothea Quarry, Dyffryn Nantlle 

I thought to do this blog as I love sharing pictures of my walks with friends and family and also, as it’s mostly just me on my own with the genod, I like to research my walks thoroughly before setting off. A blog like this would really help me to pick and choose my routes and I hope it will be of some use to other people who want to enjoy what Gogledd Cymru has to offer. I use Strava and the OS maps app to map my routes so any distances will come from there. More often than not the walks that I share will be circular walks as I tend to drive to a location, so start and finish from the same place. 

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