We started out heading back through Bristol towards Wales – as soon as we crossed into Wales the signs became bilingual, Welsh and English. Our first stop was the Tintern Abbey in Wye River Valley. The Abbey was in ruins, but the main structure still stood, and they were preparing it for a concert and lightshow. I took lots of great pictures from within the Abbey.
We set out north towards Shrewsbury, and after a difficult time with the car we found a parking spot and headed in. We got a good look at the castle, but took off before they could charge us 2 pounds. From there we drove off to Wales through the countryside, and found our next bed and breakfast. It was an old Welsh farmhouse run by a nice Welsh lady. She was new to the bed and breakfast thing, but was very hospitable. We had tea upon arrival – very good breakfast tea – and watched a Welsh ceremony on TV. They also had a sheepdog that traveled between the fenced off areas by jumping through the fences sideways (it was too tall to fit through otherwise).
We went into town for a beer and a phone at the Swan Inn, and after several tries were able to locate a bed and breakfast for the next night in the Lake Country. The group in the pub cheered when we finally got the B&B reserved. We walked across the street to dinner at the Bod Eyre – good “semi-fancy” English food.
Afterwards we went back to the B&B for a short walk through the sheep fields and then back to bed.
