I need to say what led us to go to Wales. Every year at the end of August, there is a Christian Arts Festival in Cheltenham on the grounds of the horse race track. Most of the others at the Centre go to it and help man the London Mennonite Centre's stand. Most of them camp on the grounds with port a loos and no showers, etc. That's really not our thing so we drive them there, help to unload and take a long weekend vacation. It gives us a chance to get away from the Centre and everyone else to air out so to speak.
We decided this year to visit a part of Wales. The Gower peninsula has a number of great beaches and castles to explore. We stayed in a small Hotel called The Shoreline Inn in the village of Mumbles. This is a shot of the street standing on the sidewalk right outside of the Hotel.
This is the view across the street from our Hotel looking at a nice kids playground and behind the playground is the Swansea Bay. Swansea is a bigger city just North of Mumbles.
The first day we arrived was a very nice day with blue sky and pleasant temps. The is the Bay with some sail boats and fishing boats anchored.
We walked around to get the kinks out of our legs. About 1/2 mile up the bay is this pier with a restaurant where we ate two different nights.
After a walk we took some time to relax by watching a bit more of the Olympics then headed out to find a fish and chips shop. To date, it was the best fish and chips we've ever had. We ate it in a park and just enjoyed how calm the night was.
I have a lot more pictures and stories but will save them for the next few entries.
2 comments:
Thanks for the pictures of South Wales Phyllis and Ed. It looks like a beautiful area. I wish I could see northern Wales, as this is where my grandfather's family grew up (near Dolgellau).
Sooks like a fun excursion!! (how do you spell that - it looks wrong)
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