Shoreline Hotel Swansea
648 Mumbles Road, Southend, Mumbles Swansea, Southern Wales, Wales, SA3 4EA, United Kingdom
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Waxing Lyrical in Wales
... his poetry and remains as he left it with his personal possessions strewn around the shed. It makes you feel quite melancholy gazing through the window when you know his history. His is a very sad story but the few pieces of poetry they have around town are beautiful.
On our way back through town we visited the castle which was closed. There was, however, a somewhat scalable fence so Dean took it on and we, who were confident our new ...
Catching Up With Our Welsh Rellies
... as well as hearing Pat tell stories about him and her father TJ, suddenly made it all seem so more real for Laura, Dean and Ash. The stories about TJ are seemingly endless and each one emphasises the fact that he was a very funny, clever and passionate man. One of his most quotable quotes (and one we can personally confirm after our visit in 1984 at the height of the miners' strike) was in relation to the infamous British PM at the ...
Heading to find our Welsh Connection
... at alliteration as we are now in the town of Dylan Thomas.
When we arrived in the dark, the most dominant feature in our view was Laugharne Castle and the wide open estuary of the River Taf which flows into Carmarthen Bay. Our lounge room looks directly out at this so expect to see plenty of photos. Early risers will go exploring and should have no shortage of things to discover. Stay tuned! ...
From Hamburg to home!
... extortionate.
Had lovely surprise though, Delyth and Fiona at the station to meet me - double treat - both looking pleased to see me and Fiona looking really well! Had celebratory Fish and Chips before falling into bed, and I had full marks for my challenge efforts!
Collected Holly from Kennels on Thursday, and then Fiona came over for a few days' holiday - not quite the Baltic, but better than nothing! We trawled Marks and Spencers yesterday for food ...
Back home in sunny Wales
Wednesday 31/8/11
150 miles
Weather cloudy but dry this morning as we set off on our final leg home – hurray! Traffic less as we near Wales. The Severn Bridge is free to bikes and as we enter Wales – it's not raining! That has to be a first – it always rains when we get home from holidays! Home at 11:30am ...


