Blogs from Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

Wednesday was the best weather day so we headed over to Snowdonia to go up Cadair Idris by the Mynffordd path. I've done this was a couple of times before, once with Vicky but it was new to Chavaunne. We climbed up to Llyn Cau and ate lunch overlooking the lake hoping the clouds on the mountain tops would lift. We climbed higher and were contemplating the final ascent of Craig Cwm Amarch when the cloud got lower so since we already had good views & I knew how hard to find the path beyond the summits was we turned back & the cloud followed us down for some way before turning into rain! Lots of inappropriately clothed walkers about though.... We got down before the cafe closed & treated ourselves to tea & cake whilst ... read more

Thursday 23 July 2015 Weather watching in Britain must be the most popular past time. It is certainly the favourite conversation piece. The last day or two has proved this to be true. A brief glance out of the window gave promise of a fine day. Our host offered to provide an early breakfast so we could get on the road for our much anticipated visit to Mt Snowdon, the highest mountain in England and Wales. The forty minute drive to Llanberis, our starting point, was uneventful except for the few spots of rain forecast to fall at 10:00 am. How good are the UK Meteorologists? We hope they are not that good because there is another shower forecast at 4:00 pm. We arrive at destination, park in a large carpark controlled by the nearby hotel, ... read more

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Friday August 16,2013 Dolgellau(pronounced: Dol-Geth-Lai) We arrived in Porthmadog around 2:25 pm and Sally & I walked the dogs for a bit. Later we sat outside a Fish & Chips-Take Away Shop and had some lunch. Yum! After lunch....Sally and I wondered around the town and looked in some shops. Sally remembers coming here to stay with her grandparents on her mom's side(Jill's parents). Lovely and cute town and we were there for an hour and 15 minutes. It was time to head off to our next town and to catch up with some of Sally's relatives. Sally, The Dogs and I arrive at a really nice town called Dolgellau around 3:30 pm. We met up with cousin Jenny and aunt Eileen who is also 89 years old. We caught up on news in the local ... read more

Friday August 16,2013 Northern Wales Blog#12 Part 1 Note:Due to staying the night in the driveway of a relative and on the outskirts of Dolgellau in Northern Wales......there was no Internet or Wi-Fi. I needed to wait! I wrote it down on paper. ******************************************************************************** Anglesey : Awoke to blue skies and sunny skies in the morning at Rosind's house. Many folks in the town of Llangefni know the "Rabbit Lady" as Mrs.Easter. After Breakfast, tea and shower...............Sally and I got the mobile home reorganized again. At around 11:15 am.....said goodbye to Rosalind and her bunnies. Sally and I set off on another adventure in Northern Wales. Sally and I stopped at a rare find in the middle of nowhere. A Science and Stone museum which had been there for 42 years. We both got out of ... read more