Blogs from Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Thursday. Anglesey. We only have 2 nights to stay at our farmstay apartment outside Conwy so this is our only full day on the north coast of Wales. I had been interested in seeing this area so we planned a drive through the coastal towns and across the bridge to Anglesey. Our first stop was Bangor. The coastal promenades seemed almost deserted, as it is not really holiday season yet and the pier is being restored, so there is scaffolding and barriers everywhere. We walked quite a way in the hot windy conditions through the steep curving backstreets between the foreshore and the city centre. Lots of small guest houses in the dark stone with slate roofs, for the holiday makers and much larger new student accommodation for the university. The central shopping mall was quite ... read more

Wednesday morning I woke up at the crack of dawn to take a run down to the end of the pier. The sunrise over the Irish Sea was like no other sunrise I've seen before. There were more seagulls than I could count, the bright blue waves were ever so calm, and the rolling hills of green grass to each side of me were capturing all the essence of nature. There was not a soul in sight for about half an hour until an older gentleman came and asked to sit by me on the bench. This man, Clark, told me that he has come to the end of the pier every morning for the past 38 years. He shared his favorite memories about Llandudno with me until it was time for both of us to ... read more

Week 4 - We have been back now four weeks. The holiday as always seems a dim and distant memory. Photographs have been loaded into the computers and we are partway through producing an Albelli book of the photographs. This has taken some time due to the house move. When folks talk about the stress of selling and buying houses they are not far wrong. Our buyers have been round measuring, discussing and demanding that we will move out on the 1st November whether we have a home to go to or not. They phone and pester and sometimes we feel that we would be happier ignoring them and getting Suzy on the road again. No new house yet although we have seen another three and decided on one of them and paid for another survey ... read more

Thursday August 15,2013 Wales I awoke to blue skies and a clear day in Anglesey.......North Wales. Last night was a mixture of rain and wind making a lot of noise outside the mobile home. Shale was upset and in the middle of the night....she cuddled with me for awhile. Shale got really comfortable and hogged the pillow and I almost fell out of bed twice. Shale didn't mind one bit! Sometime in the morning....Shale lept onto Sally's bed and climbed in. Finally around....8:25 am .....the rain had stopped and it was a nice day. After breakfast.....Sally and I reorganized the mobile home and got ready for the day. We headed off on another adventure in Wales! We drove out and towards town and did a bit of shopping for Rosalind at Lidl. Then Sally and I ... read more

Thursday August 15,2013. Wales Hello Everybody....here is the last photo blog and then will post one last normal blog.....#11. Have fun and let me know what you think.... read more