The Broadway Hotel Llandudno

... and they pretty much kicked him off, the jobsworth facist women-haters. We were quite depressed with ourselves considering we then had to pay out another £76 to get down to London, but I guess if this is the worst of our travel cock-ups for a seventh moneht world trip I guess we should 'quit the *****in....'

... tradidionally given by the man to his lady friend as a sign of love and devotion.

Tonight we're staying in Bala - a lakeside town, known for it's watersports and prehistoric fish that inhabit the lake! Dinner was at a pub (for something new!) and we enjoyed Steak and Brains stout pies - Brains is a beer brewed in Cardiff that Josh is enjoying - he is also getting into the Magners and Bulmers ciders!

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... i.e. greater than the length of a normal rope. It is also good for practicing placing protection (squeezing nuts or friends into cracks) and trying to get protection out again. A couple of guys were free climbing it.

It certainly wasn't challenging climbing, but it was fun for the kids and me. Nick sat at the bottom with the dog on a long lead, guarding the picnic and enjoying the scenery. He makes no pretence of wanting to heave himself up a rock-face.

Capel Curig, Wales, United Kingdom rachelkw

... br>As promised, views were spectactular, 360 degrees...





We spent a good 20 minutes at the summit. It was busy - shouldn't these people be at work on a Friday?! (I know, I should too...) FYI, there is excellent mobile ...

... we had breakfast and left by 9:15 and by the time we had dinner on the way home it was 8:00 PM. Gordon never complains and we are so pleased with his touring us.

On the way home from the canal trip we took a sight seeing trip to Angelssy which is North West of Wales and is a separate island. It is a lovely sea village with many boats.

Again no internet access today-sorry folks!

So all flights, ferrys and buses we hve to book in advance are all booked, sponge bob car ready thestart of our rally to naples, Italy - along with my durcell battery water pistol!!

Just a few preparation pictures to show what we taking.

... and shooting pictures of the beautiful waterfront and castle. I set about shopping and I have had fun doing that on the trip! Here is a photo of the castle as well as a photo of the view from our room. We have a room in a cottage instead of the main house this time and it is very nice. Tomorrow we are headed to Snowdonia Park in the mountains.

There is no internet access so I hope to post these next two entries soon!

Group of 25 headed up Snowdon in celebration of Andy Duggards retirment.

Brilliant time was had by all, probably the best retirement I have been on (obviously sponsored by Carlsburg)

Congratulations Andy.

Proved to be a good last workout before we go - calves are feeling the effect though.

Well done to those that completed this mountain for the first time - Scafell next!

... just had to get out and take some snaps. Just admiring the beauty of the landscape we drove towards Caernarfon through Snowdonia National park, passing through Capel Curig & Llanberis. Scenic shots galore!!

We arrived in Caernarfon to stretch the legs and had a little wander through the seaside town. Caernarfon Castle is the main attraction of the town, probably the most famous of all the Welsh Castles, due to its size and grandeur. We ...

... some more rain, fortunately however, the wind had subsided. 24 August 2008 - Sunday We woke up to some very tired people. Ian had spent most of his evening trying to keep his mattress inflated while the rest of us just tried to remain afloat and ensure we weren't blown away. Some muesli and coffee later, we were on the road trying to head for Snowdon for our hike, which is after all the main reason for this trip. We parked at the bottom of the Pass ...