https://beingyonder.com/categories/2024-wales/ Recent content in 2024 Wales on beingyonder Hugo en-gb Sun, 12 May 2024 21:05:05 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/12/sunday-nice-day-much-nicer-hotel/ Sun, 12 May 2024 21:05:05 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/12/sunday-nice-day-much-nicer-hotel/ Nant Ddu Lodge was disappointing, so last night we booked one night at Peterstone Court, 20 minutes drive away, where we’ve stayed before. We checked out of Nant Ddu and as there was no duty manager present we’d have to contact them separately to get a refund for our second night. Never mind, it was … Read more “Sunday: nice day, much nicer hotel” https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/11/saturday-drive-to-brecon-beacons/ Sat, 11 May 2024 18:59:49 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/11/saturday-drive-to-brecon-beacons/ We left the cottage and went to Plas Glyn y Weddw (where we’d been on Wednesday and had had a coffee and seen the tin man sculpture). We had a look round the gallery and had a coffee. Then we drove through picturesque sunlit Snowdonia and Cambrian Mountains to Llanidloes, where we had Welsh Rarebit … Read more “Saturday: drive to Brecon Beacons” https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/10/friday-a-nice-walk/ Fri, 10 May 2024 20:30:55 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/10/friday-a-nice-walk/ We set off from the cottage following the first section of the “Mariners’ Trail” which connects Nefyn with Abersoch. We walked through fields and quiet lanes. In one place, alongside a stream, it was very muddy. We saw a Sparrowhawk. We stopped to watch and listen to a Sedge Warbler singing. We joined the coast … Read more “Friday: a nice walk” https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/09/thursday-a-snorkel-a-walk-a-climb/ Thu, 09 May 2024 21:23:30 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/09/thursday-a-snorkel-a-walk-a-climb/ First thing, we drove 20 minutes to Porth Ysgaden. A rough bumpy track for half a km then space to park at the top of the bay. R went snorkelling. Not great visibility but fun, and one big spider crab. Then we walked along the coast path. Lots of sheep. We watched some Sandwich Terns … Read more “Thursday: a snorkel, a walk, a climb” https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/08/wednesday-aberdaron-to-nefyn/ Wed, 08 May 2024 20:18:11 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/08/wednesday-aberdaron-to-nefyn/ 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 … Read more “Wednesday: Aberdaron to Nefyn” https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/07/tuesday-bardsey-island-corncrake/ Tue, 07 May 2024 21:37:31 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/07/tuesday-bardsey-island-corncrake/ Last night we messaged Colin via Whatsapp to book the 12:30 ferry crossing to Bardsey Island. After breakfast, we went to the Spar and bought lunch (pork pie, crisps, apple). The we drove ten minutes to the Whistling Sands at Porthor, on the north coast. The bay was deserted apart from a lone fisherman on … Read more “Tuesday: Bardsey Island, Corncrake” https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/06/monday-a-good-walk-with-choughs/ Mon, 06 May 2024 21:01:16 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/06/monday-a-good-walk-with-choughs/ At the car, putting our boots on, a man came over for a chat. He was doing the coast path and had done our planned route yesterday, said it was very nice, but he hadn’t seen any Choughs. He hadn’t seen any for years, he said. He went off to catch his bus to Llanengan, … Read more “Monday: a good walk with Choughs” https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/05/sunday-trains/ Sun, 05 May 2024 21:27:03 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/05/sunday-trains/ We checked out at 9am. A bright morning, the lake like a mirror from the balcony. We drove to the northern edge of Lake Vyrnwy and then took a tiny road north through woods and valleys and spectacular mountain scenery. The sky was clear blue and had white woolly clouds and the surroundings were green … Read more “Sunday: trains” https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/04/saturday-lake-vyrnwy/ Sat, 04 May 2024 21:34:06 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/04/saturday-lake-vyrnwy/ We drove the mile to the car park at the southern end of Lake Vyrnwy. There was a hide with feeders and flocks of Siskins and assorted other small birds. We walked the ‘blue’ trail through mixed woodland and only got slightly lost. We saw a Tree Pipit for the first time. Back at the … Read more “Saturday: Lake Vyrnwy” https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/04/friday-drive-to-lake-vyrnwy/ Sat, 04 May 2024 07:39:10 +0100 https://beingyonder.com/2024/05/04/friday-drive-to-lake-vyrnwy/ Up the M5 to Gloucester then along winding A- and B- roads through the scenic Shropshire hills to Lake Vyrnwy Hotel. We explored the grounds and walked down a track to a chapel. Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush. Heard woodpeckers laughing and a distant cuckoo. Our comfortable room has a balcony overlooking the woods and lake.