From the photos you might think we had lovely sunny weather, but far from it. We have also been very lacking in internet coverage, to entertain ourselves whilst sitting in the caravan. However…

We did manage one photo of Criccieth.

I had heard of Barmouth, though neither of us had ever been. When we got there, I realised I must have heard about it from other kids at school, as it is obviously very popular with Yorkshire families, eg, overheard, mother to child:

“Shut your mouth, cos am sickerearin wot cums arterit!”

This was built with wooden piles, under the mistaken belief that marine borer did not exist in these waters!

It’s a shame they don’t have more attractive trains coming over that bridge…

Like this one, for instance!

The dd is pronounced th.

We had only one sunny day in Snowdonia, but when the sun does come out, it is really pretty.

 

Beddgelert is one of the few really attractive towns in Wales. Other than that, I can only think of Tenby, and Cardiff is not too bad. All the other towns we have seen are pretty boring.

 

We have some perfectly good photos of Caernarfon Castle from our last visit five years ago, luckily as it was low tide and you don’t get reflections in mud, so we concentrated on the town.

Isn’t it strange how successive generations of teenagers think it’s cool to sit on the floor in car parks and similar, and these are from Belgium so it’s an international phenomenon.

We didn’t go up on the train. That man in the red trousers really makes this photo, I wish more people would make the effort to look photogenic.

The Welsh must realise that their towns are boring, as they have tried to brighten them up with paint.

Another waterfall you have to pay to look at! It’s quite spectacular though. This isn’t all of it, you can only photograph it in bits.

It’s hydrangea time of year.

This is what the houses look like without paint. I wouldn’t want to live with all that lot towering above me!

Dramatic scenery of Snowdonia.

This is what it might have looked like, if it had been sunny! Not entirely succesful, I think.

We decided to walk part of the way up the mountain, and in a couple of hours we had climbed about 600 feet. There was still another 1700 to go, but we had only parked for four hours, so we just had to leave it at that. There is now a Park and Ride bus to the start of the track!

And so, on to Anglesey, which is a very pretty island.

You can, if you want, walk right through the burial chamber, the bodies aren’t in there, however, we didn’t really want to. Does someone mow it, or do they let the sheep loose on it?

There are quite a few on the island.

All would originally have been covered in soil, like the first one, but possibly not grass. How did they get that stone up there?

We didn’t go in, just poked the camera lens through the fence.

You hardly ever see dogs off their leads these days. Not that they should be, in the centre of town.

Lots of birdy poo had to be removed from some of these pics!

This was a lovely morning out. You walk from the car park, through a pine forest and across the beach to the island, then along the various paths on the island.

It’s very photogenic.

Lovely clouds.

Yes, another sunny day today!

South Stack Lighthouse. Now this is a lovely spot, though very windy. Lots of cliffs, covered in heather and gorse.

See how the heather keeps the gorse in check? If heather had been introduced into NZ, there would have been less gorse, and the countryside would be more colourful!

Tomorrow, we leave Anglesey for the north coast of Wales – the North Wales Riviera, my husband tells me. So there’s something to look forward to!