Category: Cardigan Bay
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30. Day 12 in Llwyngwril: Packing Up, Panic, Plus Sunset
This day, my last in Lwyngwril, was for doing final packing, taking books to the free library at the store, eating up the last of some food, and cleaning up the cottage. I was expecting Larry and Margaret to join me for some wine around 7 PM. All was well with the world! I would…
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29. Day 11 in Llwyngwril: Nothing to report!
Today was about starting the packing up process, checking my train tickets, doing a little advance Aberdeen research, reaching out to a friend of a friend whom I was to meet up with there, such as that. Sat outside a lot of the day, enjoying sunny cool Llwyngwril, and did a little stroll around the…
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27. Day Nine in Llwyngwril: Day of Rest and Rejuvenation
So what about my days of rest? Relaxed and domestic. I was grateful to have a wonderfully comfortable place to put my feet up. For all my love of travel, I am at heart a nester. The ten days of my Wye Valley Walk was a little difficult for me because of that — one…
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26. Day Eight in Llwyngwril: A Rain Day at Arthog Falls & Mawddach Estuary, and a Pub Reward
Here’s the thing about the UK: assume it’s going to rain on your plans. In 2018, I had astounding weather mojo, and for this trip I certainly had no call to complain. This is mostly because I was prepared with waterproof boots, overclothes, and cover for my day pack. I do love waterfalls, and the…
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25. Day Seven in Llwyngwril: Rain and a Good Book
And that, as they say, is that! I did some research on a walk I wanted to take, train schedules, maps, etc., in the hopes that the rain would let up a tad. But after a day just relaxing at home, I really wanted to do some scrambling to see one of the nearby waterfalls…
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23. Day Five in Llwyngwril: A Beer, a Steam Train, a Sunset
I knew there were a few historic narrow-gauge steam train rides in this part of Wales, and I didn’t get to do any of them my last trip here. I determined to make up for it, and this little train started in Tywyn, just a couple of train stops from my cottage! I visited the…
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22. Day Four in Llwyngwril: Wales Coastal Path, Standing Stones, and a Sunset
This was a walk I did in 2018, and I repeated it for three big reasons: the views are beautiful, it starts right outside my door, and standing stones. For a few reasons, the walk four years ago turned out to be really long, like 11 miles. I decided to take it a little easier…
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21. Day Three in Llwyngwril: Portmeirion and a Sunset
When I was last in this part of Wales in 2018, I visited a place I’d longed to see since I was a little kid: “The Village” from the 1960’s series “The Prisoner.” I had seen the show as a child, and it made a big impression; I’ve watched the complete series several times, repeated…
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19. Day One in Llwyngwril: Seashore and Shopping
Arose shortly after sunrise and decided to take a walk down to the sea. The community store was to open at 8 AM, so plenty of time to enjoy a beautiful morning! The sun on the sea, the distant hills, and mountains was sublime. Plus lots of drama in that sky. I was so very…
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18. Travel Day, Hay-on-Wye to Llwyngwril
I’m not sure why I took so few photos of the bus and train ride, it was really lovely — maybe I got jaded and “standard green lush beautiful UK scenery” is well, just more of the same. There was one dumb delay as the train waited for an hour for an ambulance to arrive…
Debkakes in the UK 2022 