Blogs from Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

Undaunted by the cold, Woolly and I sat waiting patiently for friend Paul to collect us, well I sat patiently. Woolly says – How can she expect me to be patient when new and undiscovered castles are out there for the intrepid mammoth to find. Having tapped my paw endlessly and been told off, then sang before being told to stop terrorising the local population I was just getting ready to start stalking the gull inhabitants when our friend arrived. Our destination Carmarthen and a new and exciting area of Wales that neither Jo nor I had been into before. As we drove through the lovely country lanes I tried working out the meanings of the Welsh town names with the help of my friend who being born and bred speaks fluent Welsh and was able ... read more

Woolly says – I was up early, actually I’m up early every morning now with the cries of the gulls and the tide pounding the beach, I tried moaning about the interference in my sleep patterns but no one seemed to care or do anything about it! I’m not sure what he would like me to do about the noises of nature, shoot the gulls! Stop the tides! Woolly says – well she could at least try. Today though promised to be a treat, an outing just for me…. Well ok for Jo as well and for once we were on common ground in our liking for the day’s activity. Having checked the view from our garret window I pulled on my hoodie and mam o’shanter and was ready for anything, having then been hustled into ... read more

Woolly says – with a few days waiting in Aberystwyth before catching our flight home I decided that Jo would benefit from some time out and a bit of fresh air, not to mention leaving the pile of tissues that seem to follow behind us. With freshness blowing around us we wandered down the hill to the town. Having been to Aberystwyth a few times now to visit daughter Zoe for some strange reason we have managed to miss visiting the castle on each trip. First things first a snack was in order, well I mean breakfast was over an hour ago! Having tucked into a few slices of the traditional Bara Brith – not as good as Jo’s home made one – we wandered through the small streets admiring the architecture and watching the seagulls ... read more

This will be my last travel blog post from Wales: (Written last night) NEXT STOP: SCOTLAND!!! I cannot lie...at the moment my heart is very heavy. Life is a crazy little thing, it takes you through so many little twists of fate. I am so grateful for having had such a blessed opportunity to experience the great wealth of things that such a little town in Wales had to offer to me. There are so many emotions that I do not have words for. I was able to accomplish so much and still managed to leave some of the more important things too late to serve justice to. I will never forget the form of person that I came to Wales as...but more importantly I could not appreciate any more than in this very moment the ... read more

Hello again all, I am sorry for the long hiatus between posts recently. To be honest, I did not write because the honey-moon period of magical adventures had ended for me. I was learning who my real friends were and what I would have to do to continue on with those who I could keep close. I was learning that it is not always sunny or always rainy in Wales, there is no perfect weather just as there is no perfect place. For so long I believed that I had found heaven on earth, and although I still believe that I have found something very close to it, I have dealt recently with many of the same issues that I deal with in the USA. Human nature is a universal state and it is very flawed ... read more