Blogs from Isle of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe - page 2

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

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