The end of the week
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heleninwalesAnother routine Friday: drive to the Co-op, visit M for tea and crossword, pop into Eurospar for a couple of things the Co-op don't have and then back home via the by-pass to give the car a bit more of a run. This last item turned out to be a mistake because there were road works just beyond the roundabout where I turn off. I sat in the ever-lengthening queue of traffic for ages as cars streamed past going the other way. I had reached the point of seriously considering whether it would be possible to pull out and drive across the central reservation and go back through town, when our queue started moving again.
I wouldn't actually have done this very strange (and possibly illegal) manoeuvre, but it was tempting. It would have been even more tempting if I still drove a Daihatsu 4x4 which would have bumped over the kerbs and the strip of grass easily. The Skoda Yeti might have been OK too, but as I said, the traffic started moving so I could stop pondering the possibility.
The weather is still unexpectedly nice and yesterday we went for a walk to Fairbourne. We parked at Morfa Mawddach and walked to the coast and all the way along the sea front to the Friog end. It was so warm that I didn't bother with a coat and by the end I'd even taken the sweater off because a short-sleeved t-shirt was fine.
Looking towards Barmouth and the coast across the mouth of the Mawddach Estuary.
The Barmouth railway bridge crosses the wide estuary. If you click through and zoom in, you can see a two coach train half way across.
There is a recent craze for leaving piles of balanced stones on or near the beach. The WWII anti-tank defences make excellent plinths for displaying piles of stones and bits of flotsam. Could one describe it as an artwork?
On a clear day, you can see right across Cardigan Bay to the hills of the Lleyn Penisula.
The forecast shows dry sunny weather for the next couple of days, so I need to get on with some outdoor jobs while I have the chance.
I wouldn't actually have done this very strange (and possibly illegal) manoeuvre, but it was tempting. It would have been even more tempting if I still drove a Daihatsu 4x4 which would have bumped over the kerbs and the strip of grass easily. The Skoda Yeti might have been OK too, but as I said, the traffic started moving so I could stop pondering the possibility.
The weather is still unexpectedly nice and yesterday we went for a walk to Fairbourne. We parked at Morfa Mawddach and walked to the coast and all the way along the sea front to the Friog end. It was so warm that I didn't bother with a coat and by the end I'd even taken the sweater off because a short-sleeved t-shirt was fine.
Looking towards Barmouth and the coast across the mouth of the Mawddach Estuary.
The Barmouth railway bridge crosses the wide estuary. If you click through and zoom in, you can see a two coach train half way across.
There is a recent craze for leaving piles of balanced stones on or near the beach. The WWII anti-tank defences make excellent plinths for displaying piles of stones and bits of flotsam. Could one describe it as an artwork?
On a clear day, you can see right across Cardigan Bay to the hills of the Lleyn Penisula.
The forecast shows dry sunny weather for the next couple of days, so I need to get on with some outdoor jobs while I have the chance.
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