Saturday 19th May 2018
It was a beautiful morning in the Conwy Valley.
We came south up the Conwy Valley to Betws y Coed where we surreptitiously filled up our freshwater tank at the Swallow Falls Hotel Campsite. At Capel Curig we briefly headed west and parked to admire the impressive peaks of the Snowdon Horseshoe.
We turned around and came south east through Bala and the Tanat Valley to Llanfyllin where we stopped for the day in the very nice municipal car park where we have stopped overnight at least twice before. There is now an excellent childrens' bicycle course next to the car park.
There is a picnic area here and walks through the wetlands by the river. As our TV's satellite dish is faulty at present we went to the pub across the road to watch the FA Cup Final. Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0. Jose appeared to be as unimpressed as were we!
Today we travelled 71 miles (114 kilometres). We are at N52.76770 W3.27362
2 comments:
Well, Roger & Ann, delighted to catch up with you once more on your travels. This time we know the sites a bit, and I’m delighted you were able to (probably) identify “The Electric Bungalow”, which I well remember by name, but I do not have more than a vague memory of its appearance. I’d say your picture agrees with what I can recall, at least it’s a bungalow! I think the bow window to the left of the doorway was the sitting room, where we played board games, perhaps on wet days. I also remember the climb up Yr Eifl, which we called “The Rivals”, and it was a wet and windy day. Eleanor produced a packet of digestive biscuits and a bar of Cadbury’s milk chocolate from her rucksack, and we ate it in the shelter of a dry stone wall at the summit. Probably due to the weather, and our hunger, I remembered the sumptuous taste of this combination for many years, like a chocolate digestive biscuit with about ten times the thickness of chocolate, but when I tried to reproduce the effect years later, in normal conditions, there wasn’t the same buzz at all. When we saw you approaching Holyhead we thought you might be heading for the ferry, but it was not to be. I also remember trudging through the whistling sands at the top of the beach at Porth Oer, which I think don’t whistle if it is raining.
Many thanks for getting in touch.
It was just Dorothea and me on my ascent of Yr Eifl. Unlike your trip up there it was a nice sunny day with very little wind.
If you look at my picture of the (possible) Electric Bungalow there is an enclosed area on the right of the picture which I think was an open patio at the time we went there for family holidays.
We would certainly be on our way to Ireland by now were it not for two things. Firstly Ann has a hospital appointment at the end of this month and secondly Kerry, Ann's daughter, who lives in Kent is organising a big family get together on 2nd June.
We still have plans to visit you in Ireland in the not too distant future. Also what about your trip to the Outer Hebrides? When are you going there?
Love to AM. Roger.
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