Culver House Hotel Swansea

Back at the St. Brides Spa Hotel in Saundersfoot.<br>Unfortunately, winter doesn't make this the best place to stay. It's dark when you are at the hotel, so you don't get the views. And the spa doesn't stay open late enough in the winter. At least I will get to enjoy it over the weekend.<br>And the walk along the coast - kind of scary in the dark. But you do get to see a bunch of stars and parts of the Milky Way because there isn't much light pollution out here.<br>

A pretty well preserved castle. <br><br>One of the main towers was closed for some work, so I didn't get to climb everything. And the other tower is reserved for bats.<br><br>Did have an interesting little chapel.<br><br>Good views of the castle across the water.<br>

... the horns and bring our retirement plans forward by several years. Of course we are still a little defeated by what we can and cant do at the moment because of Dee's recovery but hey we will get there in the end.<br><br>We did a lot of research into motor homes and traveling and then went in search of a motor home which would be suitable for our uses and we bought our Compass Castaway ...

Ok, this is just a quick check that all is running smoothly with the blog, as I've had some problems. Hopefully You're all now getting e mail updates when a new entry is posted. We've also retrieved the log in details for the travelpod account we created last year so that you can log in and make (nice!) comments. Well done ...

OK, here we go again, sat in Lyn's office trying to sort everything out. This year's trip has proved even more complicated to arrange, especially as we're flying out of Gatwick and back into Heathrow. We never like to do things the easy way! Also the dollar hasn ...

... that in itself is enough to convert me... however, metal cutlery, glasses made from glass, our own personal trolley dolly with all the snacks and wine and juice and food and films and leg room and reclining seats and a little pack of essentials and even a china house (dont ask!) was what really tipped the scale.<br><br>So in summary<br>Great wedding.<br>Brilliant surprise honeymoon.<br>Business class - GOOD!<br><br>

... becomes still and you can watch all what is happening unseen.<br><br>When I eventually caught my £5 Megabus back to London, I reflected on how lovely my weekend was and what beautiful scenery Wales has to offer. I was also grinning to myself thinking Wales without the wellies was a good experience and it just goes to show that contrary to everyone's belief the sun does shine in Wales.<br><br><br><br> <br><br>Wales<br><br><br>

So on the last day we headed back to London. We drove past Port Talbot (but didn't stop) but was still interesting to me as you could see the outline of the steelworks and I sat there and guess what was what (yes I am a very sad person)<br> <br> We stopped at Caerphilly which has the 2nd largest castle in the UK (Winsor is the largest) - it even had a moat. This was pretty cool as it was actually a nice ...

Of course, the ideal way to pass the day after a 100km mountain bike ride is to walk up the highest peak in the Beacons, so after a lovely cooked breakfast at the Canal Bridge Café, we loaded up the car then parked at the bottom of Pen y Fan and set off to walk up. It's not that bad a walk, and the views are great: typically Beacons, with big, rolling, grassy hills.<br><br>Our ...

... to make. I'll be fine with money, but if I can save some here and there, I think thats okay. I can cut back on eating out, I havent drank while I'm out here which saves me money.. I try and take advantage of things that have a free meal attached.. Basically I dont want anyone to worry about me and money here, I just want to be.. frugal while still getting the full expirence. I also have the idea in the back of my head that I'll need money for next semester too. Its all good. =)