3rd Week - Wales

We drove from Wychnor Park northwest into Wales almost to the Irish Sea. We had a very interesting week in this part of Britain. The timeshare was the worst that we have stayed in. The two good things about it were there was free internet and it was located in a good area for us to tour. We could see the Irish Sea (North Atlantic) from our window.



We also had an excellent view of the peacock one evening as he sat right outside our door.
The drive was beautiful. The countryside changed into more hills, more farm animals and less farm fields as we entered Wales. The roads were curvy and it was very hard to see into the fields because there were stone fences with much tall green growth along both sides of the road.








We had bought a map book at a bookstore in Lichfield for 2 pounds. It was very helpful as we drove on many of the area roads. One of the first places we went to see was the Point of Ayr lighthouse.
It is no longer being used but we walked ¼ mile out to see it. We went late in the day on Sunday and met lots and lots of people leaving the area. They had been on the beach and picnicking. These girls were just starting for a ride on the beach. We had very long days as it got light at 4:30 am and didn’t get dark until about 10:15 pm.

We went to Bodnant Gardens which were just beautiful.


People come from all over to view this.



What we weren’t able to get a picture of was the mouse. We were standing looking at some flowers when we noticed a movement. The mouse very boldly came to the group of flowers (a daisy type) and promptly picked one. He broke it off with a 10 inch stem like he was going to put it in a vase. He got startled, ran and then came back and took a leaf with him. I couldn’t believe it.

We drove to the Trefriw Woolen Mill and toured through it. We were able to see the entire process from the raw wool to the finished product. The mill is still operated by water.



Conwy Castle was quite something. It was built from 1283–1287 by King Edward I








and included a wall so the city was enclosed.
The day was very cool and extremely windy. We had some rain.

Then we toured Plas Mawr in Conwy which is an Elizabethan Town House built in 1585. It has been restored and we listened to an audio tour which included 2 floors and a tower.




This is a view of the castle from the house.

We ended a day at Llandudno which is a resort town but very pretty.


It was so windy that the flag stood straight out.


We stayed about 2 miles from Rhyl, 1 mile from Rhuddlan and right near Dyserth. We shopped at an “outlet mall” in St Asaph which was very different from what we think of as an outlet mall. It was one large store with all manner of merchandise. We stopped at the Rhuddlan Castle because it was so near to us.




We left Wales today and are spending one night in Nottingham before we get on our narrow canal boat tomorrow.