Category: Travel
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Wales Day 8: Skomer Island
Friday May 9th 2025 I had been looking forward to our day trip to Skomer Island since I’d found out Puffins would be on the island when we were in Wales. Skomer Island Day Trips leave from Martins Haven (just under an hours drive from St Davids). I booked our tickets in early March, luckily,…
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Wales Day 7: Pentir to St David’s Via Harlech Castle
Thursday May 8th 2025 Today we left our accommodation in Pentir to drive south to St David’s. There’s a few ways we could drive but I wanted to take one last drive through Eryri (Snowdonia). We headed towards Llanberis for our first quick stop at Dolbadarn Castle. This castle was built in the early 13th…
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Wales Day 6: Conwy
Wednesday May 7th 2025 Today was our last day in the north of Wales. We started our dya back at the Lon Las Ogwen Rail Trail for a run and then breakfast at Clio’s again. Then we had showers, squeezed in a nap and headed to Conwy in the early afternoon. After parking near the…
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Everyday Objects: Post Boxes
One of the photography projects on my 101 List is an everyday objects series. The idea was to pick something that I would see around the neighbourhood (or when travelling) and look out for those objects as I go about my days. I hadn’t even touched this project until our trip to the UK when…
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Wales Day 5: Llyn Peninsula
Tuesday May 6th 2025 Today we were exploring the Llyn Peninsula which juts out on the west side of North Wales. Our first stop was a hike that promised awesome views and an Iron Age hillfort. We parked at Yr Eifl Car Park. From there you cross the road and follow the path up through…
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Wales Day 4: Lon Las Ogwen Railtrail, LLanddwyn Island, Holyhead, Menai Bridge
Monday May 5th 2025 We started our day with a long run along the Lon Las Ogwen Railtrail. The railway was originally built to transport slate from Penhryn Quarry to the Penhryn Port. We parked in Bangor and ran the short distance to Penhryn Port and the start of the trail. I was doing my…
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Wales Day 3: Penrhyn Quarry, Caernarfon
Sunday May 4th 2025 In my previous post I mentioned the Richard Pennant (Lord Penrhyn) who made his money through slave plantations in Jamaica. He and his descendants then made a lot more money in the slate business. The Slate Landscapes of North West Wales are now a World Heritage Site and the Penrhyn Quarry,…
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Wales Day 2: Penrhyn Parkrun, Bryn Celli Ddu, Beaumaris Castle
Saturday May 3rd 2025 This morning we started our day at Penrhyn Castle for the Parkrun. The castle was constructed in Neo-Norman style in the 19th century. The money for the development of the estate and the associated slate mining (which we will get to on later days) came from Richard Pennant’s slave plantations in…
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Recent Fails
I think I mentioned that G dumped me in it last month by letting it be known that I could play keys. I did music performance (Electronic Organ) for a year 12 subject, but I’ve only played sporadically for the last twenty years and nothing since we moved to Brighton and sold the piano. Add…
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Wales Day 1: Yr Wyddfa (Mount Snowdon)
I’m picking up the daily recaps from our trip to the UK. Friday May 2nd 2025 Hiking Mount Snowdon was a must do for us while we were in Wales, so we planned 6 nights in a central North Wales accommodation so that we would have maximum chance of a day with decent weather. G…