We struck lucky with the weather on this trip although the first part of the first day was cloudy (no sun, sea or sand) but after that it was sun all day every day. We left home at about 9.00 AM for a two and a half hour journey so decided to break it up […]
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We have been loafing about.
30 November 2019For those of you who may not have seen this expression […] -
Here today, gone tomorrow.
25 November 2019I went for a walk down by the River Teme in Knighton […] -
Somebody was hungry.
24 November 2019This is a log that has been split to go on our fire. […] -
A Fortuitous Trip
19 November 2019We have had a lot of rain here recently and we were […] -
The Fungal Jungle
31 October 2019We have just been up into Kinsley Wood on the top of […] -
The Island in the Sky – Day 3
28 October 2019The weather forecast for today was cloudy but dry so I […] -
The Island in the Sky – Day 2
27 October 2019The next morning we couldn’t wait to draw the […] -
The Island in the Sky – Day 1
26 October 2019It all started with a boot full. That is to say a car boot not a boot on the foot. "But wait" I hear you cry "Surely you're not going on another trip so soon after the other one?" […] -
Sun, Sea and Sand – Day Four
19 September 2019Today is our last full day in Tenby as we leave in the […] -
Sun, Sea & Sand – Day Three
18 September 2019Today is going to be an adventure. We are going to get […]
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Sun, Sea and Sand – Day One
16 September 2019 at 1:46 pm No comments
1 Trip, 2 Bays, 3 Waterfalls
15 July 2019 at 7:34 pm 2 comments
We had to go to Swansea recently and decided to add a couple of extra days for amusing ourselves. We had rented a flat for this stay overlooking Swansea Bay and this was the view from our balcony. It’s a pity it was cloudy. The weather on the third (last) day was better. The morning […]
Butterflies and Flowers
26 February 2019 at 9:46 pm 1 comment
Butterflies? Flowers? February? It’s not as silly as it sounds. It all started this morning with a bright sun in a cloudless sky – it was going to be a beautiful day so we just had to go somewhere. That somewhere turned out to be Croft Castle. We wanted to try and find some snowdrops […]
From Iron to Copper – Day 3
25 June 2018 at 4:25 pm 1 comment
Another morning. Another breakfast. Another sunny day. Another day trip. This is getting boring. Can I cope with all this good weather? After breakfast we set off on a 30 minute trip to Penrhyn Castle near Bangor. This is another National Trust property and a rather unusual one at that. We arrived at the entrance […]
From Iron to Copper – Day 2
16 June 2018 at 11:06 am 1 comment
Day 2 Tuesday morning. Woke. Levered eyelids open to look out of window. Another sunny day. After breakfast we drove all of 15 minutes to Bodnant Gardens, which is managed by the National Trust, and we have been here before about 30 years ago before this web site was even thought of so no photographs from […]
From Iron to Copper – Day 1
14 June 2018 at 7:04 pm 1 comment
Day 1 Monday morning. Sunny. Leap into car. Drive north like a bat out of hell to try to get to the first destination before the sun goes in. We just make it. Cloud has started to appear but there is still plenty of sunshine. We started this trip, after driving north for an hour and […]
Dally in the Valley
8 June 2018 at 1:09 pm 1 comment
This is a companion post (sequel) to March through the Arch which was our first visit to Croft Castle and this visit being our second. In case anyone doesn't know what 'Dally' means it means to walk slowly. This time, although we revisited the Walled Garden, our prime objective was to walk through Fishpool Valley. Before we […]
