Just one last castle to see, one last town to visit. It's our last full day in Britain, and once again it was a glorious day.  Powis Castle and Gardens was actually a welsh castle for 300 years until it was sold to William Herbert, the 1st Earl of Pembroke in 1579, and thus remained … Continue reading Day 19: Our Last Day

Our trip is nearly to a close and the touring days getting a bit shorter. Today started with a couple "Great Drives". First was the EVO Triangle, "made up of bits of road from the A5, A543 and B4501, each as individual as the last. The result is a 20 mile geometric jaunt across the rolling … Continue reading Day 18: Canals and Castles

3 drops of rain, that's about all the weather these gloomy dark clouds produced. It was atmospheric, driving up and over Llanberis Pass, with Snowden hidden in the mist somewhere above us, and luckily it didn't interfere with our plans at all. It was an easy day - not a lot of driving nor sightseeing, … Continue reading Day 17: 3 Drops of Rain

On the day after tackling Mt. Snowden we found our joints a wee bit stiff and the going a touch bit slow. We decided to mix up the remaining couple of days' sightseeing itineraries to suit, cherry-picking from the sights today's viewing pleasures. The weather dawned gloomy and the forecast was dire - 65‰ chance … Continue reading Day 16: an Easy Day

Another superb day for the weather. 2 straight weeks of sunshine, how lucky are we? As the forecast promised to be nearly as nice tomorrow as today, we decided to postpone our Snowden hike till Thursday and hop over to Angelsey for the day. First stop on Allison's list was the picturesque castle of Beaumaris, … Continue reading Day 14: To The Lighthouse

(Driving, yes, but not one of these beauties.)Stuck with the Golf, Sheila and I had a fairly big day of driving planned: to traverse the middle of Wales and head up to Snowdonia National Park in the north. It was about 4 hours total with our diversions, but with pleasant views of lush fields and … Continue reading Day 13: Driving

Tenby was quite the treat. A pretty coastal town set up on a point with sparkling water on two sides and a walled old town snug against the harbour. Big lorries were parked everywhere dismantling the remnants of the previous day's triathlon, so finding a parking place was a challenge but when the opportunity for … Continue reading Day 12: Tenby and Points North

                           (Solva)Nothing drastic but my carefully laid plans went a bit awry today. In spite of all my months of planning and researching, I never came across the fact that Wales's annual Ironman Triathlon would be running today, and basically the whole southern … Continue reading Day 11: Change of Plans

Our walking holiday ended with one final cooked welsh breakfast and a fond farewell to our newly made friends. Time to start Allison's Whip-Thru-Wales driving tour! Our HF friends were quite amazed/dumbfounded when I ran them through our planned itinerary and I found myself repeatedly saying: "as we're likely to be by this area just … Continue reading Day 10: On Our Way Again