Top of the morning to you! There was no blog post yesterday because I couldn’t get online. So this one is a day late, and you might get a second one either today or tomorrow/.
This sign says, "The doggy doo-doo fairies are off today, so please clean up after your dogs.” I love Welsh and British humor.
A landscape shaped by the wind - Aberffraw's dunes are renowned for their wind-formed landscape. In front of the dunes are some of the local grasses used to weave baskets.
A bona fide log cabin.
Aber Malltraeth Estuary
Currently, there are fewer than one thousand registered breeding mares left in Wales. The ponies have a long association with Wales. They are short and sturdy, well-suited to a life amongst the rocks and crags of the Welsh mountains. Combined with an even but spirited temperament, they have found service as riding and work horses over centuries. While no longer needed as pit or draft ponies, they are needed once again for a job they are most suited to doing. They simply need to be kept out on the open hills, where they can wander in herds and graze the upland habitats. Tougher and less fussy eaters than sheep, the Welsh ponies are perfect for keeping the uplands in good condition and can graze all year round, being hardy enough to winter out on the hills. (Bannau Brycheiniog)
The welcome gates to Newborough National Nature Reserve and Forest
It is not always a bad thing to get off-trail. I was trekking parallel to the trail, and I came across this beautiful area that I wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I did eventually run across the correct trail.
These rounded rocks are called pillow lavas and were formed when red-hot lava hit ice-cold water. The reaction was violent enough to form these blob-shaped rocks.
OMG - here I come, Diet Coke. That is my treat on the picnic table.
The scenery was stunning and I kept think of oil paintings I have seen in famous museums.
From the sign: "Flying pigs: We have counted up to 2,000 ravens living here at nighttime, when they return from feeding out on the mountains, fields, and beaches to 'go to bed’ in the trees where they are safe. They are very intelligent and can share information, like where to find the best food. They are also superb flyers and like to play around on the warm air as it rises from the sand dunes. They are very acrobatic in flight and can even play catch - flying up high with stones and dropping them for a mate to swoop down and catch. Listen out for them as they make their strange 'oinking' sound, a bit like a pig.” I have been trying for days to get a photo of a Raven. And finally, success. They are much larger than blackbirds.
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted—nevermore!
I had dinner at the White Lion. It was kind of a cool place with all of the guitars and gold records, all from heavy metal bands like Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, and Kiss. I ordered a chicken burger, which in Great Britain is a fried chicken sandwich. They definitely served Pub Grub, but not very good Pub Grub. It was a pressed chicken patty and frozen fries, but I was really hungry, and it worked. Kinda like when you go to KFC or McDonald’s, and it actually tastes good.
It rained while I was having dinner, and when I came out, there was the most beautiful double rainbow. I have never seen one so clear, and I could see that both ends looked like they were touching the earth. I was sure that there was a pot of gold at each end.
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