Jeremiah Watt

Our superb cook for the night, Rita................many thanks.

We all enjoyed the stay with Louis, Rita and Francesca, and after a very nice breakfast we are ready to head for the Welsh coast near Conwy for more castles and the such. Wales changes quite a lot from the Leeds are which is more of a marshy plain. While Wales has some huge hills in it, even gets some snow in the Snowdonia area which is quite near the western Welsh coast line.

The whole crew in front of Louis and Rita's B&B.

Up the spiral stairs to what remains of Conwy Castle in Wales.

The outer walls of Conwy

The Castle Conwy, was commenced 1245 and carried on long after that being a place of importance due to its harbor and castle size which was a very difficult Castle to overtake, since it was not just a walled Castle but also a fully Walled City the largest of its type in all UK. We walked and shopped and then headed for Plas Mahr, which is a Tudor styled half timbered and daub house. This was a sort of fun visit, since it was set up as a Museum of the life style of the house in its day as well.

Just one of many stone archways that look to the interior of Conwy Castle.

My tour guide, always ready with a smile

Now here is a character who avoids sticking his neck out........

It was nearing lunch time and I wanted to find some Pasties, the kids insisted on having good ol Fish and Chips. I on the other hand had a Ham and Leek pasty, while Mom had the Turkey and Cranberry. Now these are two very good combinations.
From there we headed out to find Castle Beaumaris, but these danged Welsh road signs and impossible signage have lead us around the proverbial Mulberry Bush three times now and ol Pop’s is getting rather tight…………ta Heck with it I finally say and off we go someplace else. BY then if I could have found the little blighter I would have sieged it myself, maybe torched the castle and ruffed up it citizens just to make my point about signage.

Conwy Castle watch towers

The flag of Wales, flutters over the top of a tower in Conwy.

Conwy housing, a few NEW, many OLD, and by far there are more ANCIENT.

Out across the harbours mouth, and looking towards Ireland some 45 miles away.

The southern shores of Conwy, are in want of a rise towards Snowdonia.

Off we go to Cairnfour, and as it all turned out it was the better castle to hit, since it was both larger and of more importance in every aspect. For this is the Castle in which the present sitting Queen was given her Coronation as will be Charles or whomever comes next in line for Coronation.. Fun stop under sunny skies, and just gorgeous clouds for someone who loves to take pictures in a picturesque piece of country.

Looking thru the walls of Cairnafour.

65 feet to water level of the 15 foot diameter well, hand dug, and stone lined some 80 feet deep total

A not so lucky Nautical craft that sits or maybe lays in shallow waters of Wales.

The moniker of George & the Dragon was every where in Wales

The interior view of a 1600 re-enactment kitchen

The heavy timber construction of solid oak, fitted and pegged in wood 1595

Afternoon light on the meager kitchen utensils of the day

We ended the day at a surprise Hotel stay we had booked. Isn’t it funny how closely the words Hotel and Dive not only sound but in their similarity of spelling………………….yes you got it the connection is that both use letters but have nothing else in common. It sounded like HOTEL on the internet…………….and again it sounded like HOTEL on the phone when we confirmed the reservation……………but it looked and acted as a DIVE the moment we set foot in it, and as soon as we laid on the beds we rented for a night where as most must rent them by the hour.

The Lords dining room is scented with a tray full of Rose Petals,

Just one of the thousands of sail boats that ply the waters off the coast of Wales.

The streets of Carduff, looking down from the watch towers

The heavy skies over Cairnafour finally break and allow some sun to peak theu the days cloud cover................a welcome site to all of us!

I made an earnest effort to work on the Blog from this fine establishment since I could not get a signal for squat. But as the lord would have it, I no sooner got hooked on and all the power went out in the entire building. That was not so bad, young Darren had just got soaped up in the shower and the warm water quit him…………..poor kid has never had a cold shower before I guess. With that event I was once again done with work on the Blog, so I headed back upstairs to my room for a cup of hot Tea with Colleen and to discuss what things were to happen the next day.

Nearing the end of yet another day at Carduff by the Sea.

Good Night and God Bless

Looking across the bay at low tide towards Carnafour Castle