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Geo: 53.2167, -4.2WalesWe landed at Holyhead and drove for about 30 minutes and stopped in the town that has the longest railroad station name in Europe: (Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch which means The Church of Mary in the Hollow of the White Hazel near the Fierce Whirlpool and the Church of Tysilio by the Red Cave). This place also just happened to have one of the largest rest stops I have ever seen. There was a supermarket, clothing, bedding, and jewelry departments as well as the gift shops and restaurant. I picked up a few things and some nice sweaters for Mom. The road signs officially have to be in Welsh first and then in English, so some of the names of the towns are really hard to pronounce! After leaving this town, we skirted the coastal town of ... read more
LLanfair PG
LLanfair PG
LLanfair PG

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Isle of Anglesey May 9th 2010

Hallo, here's an update of my last few days, starting back in N. W. Wales: May 4th 2010 An unexpected visit from an old friend overnight and for a morning was a glorious intermission... I took her to the nearby burial chamber, and we were both very moved by the atmosphere there. After spending most of last week on that friendly campsite, visiting ancient sites up and down the old Roman roads in the Conwy valley, and getting lost in the hills above, I escaped the Bank holiday rush by driving down to Denbigh to visit a 5W member & her husband for the weekend. They live in a cottage by an old manor house, where Beatrice Potter wrote the Flopsy Bunnies, the drawings of Mr Macgregors garden and the potting shed were all done there! ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Isle of Anglesey » Holyhead May 6th 2010

Dear friends, have decided to post a blog, see if it still works. I so enjoy writing about my travels, so here's some of my first writings about my journey: 1. April 2010 I left home on 30th March, with my new tenant moving in as I cancelled the electric! Most salutary to condense my belongings and pack them into my loft, garden shed, and friends’ garage. And this feels a good time to be setting off on adventure. After a great long weekend in Devon, on the Womens Healing Retreat, and a few days with friend Erica in Buckfastleigh searching for a van, I realised I wanted something smaller than those I’d been looking at. We soon came up with the idea of a Romahome made by Citroen, and Gumtree provided this very one, in ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Isle of Anglesey » Holyhead July 21st 2007

Geo: 53.3096, -4.63347Though we had planned on sleeping in and enjoying the posh comfort of our B&B, we all woke up early with our minds racing. Rich went downstairs and took some pictures. Eventually, we had our "complimentary" (aka "paid for in credit") breakfast. It was nice, but overshadowed with the nagging question of whether we would manage to get out of the flood. As we dined, the rain began to fall again. We packed up the few things we had with us and jumped into the KA. Fearing delays, etc., we stopped for petrol and made sure we wouldn't get stranded due to lack of fuel. The line of cars coming into town was very long, which was bothersome. Upon the advice of a local, we headed toward Burford, which we had avoided before knowing ... read more




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