We were a bit sad to leave the Ship at Aberdaron. Proprietor Alun was an excellent chap. He’s 52 and having taken over running the hotel from his mother in 1992 he’s the last of the line. A small, uncomfortable bed and a toilet cistern that leaked continuously, but still, a great place to stay for a few days.
We set off to look for Choughs at Mynydd Mawr, but en route it was apparent that the top of the hill was shrouded in cloud, so we decided to head towards Abersoch where we had a table booked for lunch at 1pm. Cows held us up.
Having time to spare, we went past Abersoch to Llanbedrog and walked up Mynydd Tir-y-Cwmwd. On the way up was an Arts Centre with some sculptures and an open air theatre.
There was a statue/sculpture high up. It’s the third instalment after the first, a ship’s figurehead installed in the 1920s was torched by vandals in the 1970s. A 1980s replacement rusted away.
Further on, there was a trig point. Lots of Stonechats.
On the way back we had a coffee at the arts centre cafe.
Abersoch had a harbour full of boats and a big beach and lots of the kind of shops selling inessentials that you find in up-market coastal resorts.
We went to the Potted Lobster for lunch, hoping for lobster and chips. Lobster was off. Never mind, ordered dressed crab. Turned out crab was off too. Moules marinieres was disappointing and over-priced.
We went to Asda at Pwllheli to get some supplies for the next three days of self-catering. On the way to Nefyn we had a call from Alaw, owner of our self-catering cottage. She said the immersion heater was broken and the electrician may be there when we arrived. So to buy some time we did a bit of a diversion to check out a potential snorkelling site at Porth Ysgaden. Looked good.
At the cottage – an old thick-walled mid-terrace half way up a hill out of Nefyn – Alaw and the electrician were there. After we’d unloaded our stuff from the car the heater had been fixed. Hot water is working. Cottage is nice. Had dinner. Got some Welsh whisky in Asda. Very nice.