Friday 21 July
We left the Knockbrack
B&B at
At
the Ferry Wharf
The big wash.
We accessed email from an
Internet Kiosk at the ferry terminal. It took about 18 minutes for our incoming
mail to download from Acay and we couldn't access
Yahoo at all so couldn't send our usual report. We wrote a brief chapter to our
daughter Jan and asked her to forward it for us.
The
sign here in the terminal points to the sea and says
|
Holyhead: |
52 nautical miles 60 statute miles 96 kilometres 90 minutes. |
The ride was smooth as velvet. As
most people would know, the thought of the sea journey was terrifying to me
(Beth), but we were well under-way before I knew we were even moving. The ferry
was like a giant entertainment centre for adults and children with gaming areas
for all ages (eg. pokies, blackjack table and
computer games). There were various styles of food and eating places including
McDonalds and also televisions and videos and a big screen.
Both at the Ferry terminal at Holyhead,
At Holyhead,
the Avis Representative was waiting inside the terminal for us. The car is a
Vauxhall Astral 1.6, the radio and the seat comfort isn't nearly as good as the
previous one but it goes well. As long as you want to go forward says Russ - he
couldn't work out reverse for ages! It turned out that there is a collar under
the gear knob, which needs to be lifted.
We had booked the B&B by
Internet before leaving home. We showed the Avis Rep. the address given on our
email and he scratched his head in bewilderment before approaching the airline
service desk for their help. It was decided that it was just a house name and
not an address. The helpful booking clerk rang through to the B&B for the
full address and instructions, which we appreciated. Getting out of Holyhead and across to
Difficulty interpreting the Welsh
signs didn't make it any easier to find but eventually after a couple of very
tight country lanes we phoned our host and he rescued us (from virtually around
the corner).
Gardens,
Nant y Fedw,
Nant y Fedw
It is a beautiful 150-year-old
farm cottage (or 2 semi detached which had been opened in the middle to become
one) with a great back garden protected by tall trees and a hill. It had many
Australian natives.... (see our photo in front of the
Bottlebrush!)
We sat out in the back yard for
coffee and got too hot in the sun - it reached close to 30 degrees. A
five-minute stroll took us to the village...1/2 dozen houses and a pub! But
that pub had the most wonderful meals... probably the best meals we'd had except
maybe at Eyeries.
We would have loved to stay on
but decided we'd better try to keep on schedule and head south to
The first 21
DAYS HAVE FLOWN. We have covered 2012 miles, 100 a day on average!
Nant-y-Fedw, Tre Felin, Llandygai,
Gwynedd LL57 4LH
Telephone +44 (0) 1248 351683
davies19@supanet.com
http://www.walestouristsonline.co.uk/snowdonia/guesthouse/nantyfedw.html
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