Saturday in the Borders
Saturday 3rd June 2023
Spent the morning wandering around Hay on Wye, then drove down to meet Robin and Robert for a pub lunch, followed by a guided tour of nearby Tretower. Back to our lodgings in the evening for dinner and more tower antics.
Borders June 2023
John's Pictures

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I woke up ridiculously early to see if I could catch the sunrise. Alas a bit cloudy by this point.

05:00:55
I took a load of photos anyway.

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Well you get the basic idea.

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05:21:15
I decided to change the flag.

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I went back to bed for a couple of hours after this.

10:38:52
Up again now, and I persuaded the girls to walk into Hay On Wye. Here we are leaving the tower.

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Doesn't it look pretty there?

10:44:59
On the track heading into town. It's quite a pleasant walk, but I think Erika was glad of me offering to jog back and get the car after we'd finished in Hay on Wye.

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Crossing a stream.

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Pretty cottage in Hay.

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In the grounds of the castle.

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12:13:36
Here I am heading back to the tower to pick up the car and go get the girls.

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14:02:05
Lunch with Robin and Robert at a pub somewhere roughly half way between Abergavenny and Hay.

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Actually this is a slightly nicer angle I think.

16:00:53
As it was very near to the pub, after lunch Robin and Robert suggested we take a wander around Tretower.

16:10:02
Good to keep going on the weekend's tower theme!

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Inside the house now, in the banquet hall.

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Joining Robin on his bench where he sat and waited while we were having a tour.

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18:31:16
Back at the tower now, and we decided to change the flag once again.

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That nicely framed view from the lounge again.

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Some ESW I had brought along with me and the English flag.

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That oak tree getting in the way of the sunset again.

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Trying to get a sunset photo of some ESW but the oak tree making it difficult.

20:54:09
Can just about see the sun here.

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21:04:30
The sun has just disappeared behind the hills.

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22:48:23
The moon again.

23:11:58
Trying to do more night photography but something went wrong here.

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Slightly better but not very clear.

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The accompanying video my phone takes now.