Wales

I went to visit my sister in Wales two weeks ago and am just getting to putting up the photos.   The thing I enjoyed most was hanging with my sister with no particular agenda.  Just go with the flow.  We got lots of walks and some great sight seeing in but sometimes we just chatted in and hung out in the car while Ayla finished up a nap.  Every moment was great.  Here are some of the highlights...

 Walking down the lane to Shifty's parent's house.  They live just a few minutes walk from Emily and Shifty's house.  I was completely fascinated with the hedges (a dominant part of the landscape around Herbrandston).

 

 

 A panoramic shot of St. David's Cathedral.  The stone work was amazing.

 Just minutes from their house is the amazing Welsh coast.  Beautiful and rugged.  This spot is about 15-20 minutes from home.

Sweet Ayla with here Aunt "hidee".  I woke every morning to the sweet sound of Ayla saying "Hidee".  It could not get any better.  :  )

 We did get to visit a couple of castles.  This one (Llahrghn Castle is near Dylan Thomas's writing studio at the Boathouse.

 His writing studio was sweet and in a picture perfect spot.

 A friend asked me to visit Dylan Thomas's Boathouse since I was going to be so close.  So I did.  It was one of the highlights of the trip because it drew me to an amazing little town and location that I may otherwise have missed.  Thanks Dylan Farnum. 

This is looking back at the town of Llahrghn (sp?).

 Happy Sisters!

 Happy hiking family.

 I forget now the name of this area.  But it was my favorite spot. The limestone cliffs drop down into the water.  The tide changes 18 feet between the low and high tides.  And the color of the water was simply fantastic.

 Another few pictures of these cliffs.

 Okay...this is not the best picture I have ever taken but I needed one with the amazing chef and her fabulous creation.  This meal with 10 "veg" and a roast beef and a roast chicken was what they call Roast Dinner.  It had the critical pan of "roasties," which are the golden potatoes that you see in biggest dish close by.  I think I must have eaten at least 3 full servings of just the roasties.  The amazing thing was that I took Ayla upstairs and read her some books, played with the balls, read some more books.  And in what seemed like a very short time we were back downstairs and Emily was pulling out 10 "veg."  "Veg" is their shortened version of vegetables. but it is both singular and plural.  So 1 "veg" and 10 "veg" are both grammatically correct.  The main point is WOW! Super yummy dinner.  We got to eat with Shifty's parents and it was wonderful to share some time with them. 

I cannot possibly convey the joy and fun I had in Wales with pictures and words. It was fabulous.