Tuesday, 31.--We set out for Glamorganshire and rode up and down steep and stony
mountains, for about five hours, to Larn. Having procured a pretty ready passage there, we
went on to Lansteffan Ferry, where we were in some danger of being swallowed up in the
mud before we could reach the water. Between one and two we reached Kidwelly, having
been more than seven hours on horseback, in which time we could have ridden round by
Carmarthen with more ease both to man and beast.
I have, therefore, taken my leave of these ferries; considering we save no time by crossing them (not even when we have a ready passage), and so have all the trouble, danger, and expense, clear gains. I wonder that any man of common sense, who has once made the experiment, should ever ride from Pembroke to Swansea any other way than by Carmarthen.
The Journal of John Wesley
I have, therefore, taken my leave of these ferries; considering we save no time by crossing them (not even when we have a ready passage), and so have all the trouble, danger, and expense, clear gains. I wonder that any man of common sense, who has once made the experiment, should ever ride from Pembroke to Swansea any other way than by Carmarthen.
The Journal of John Wesley
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