11:30:51 Tried to get some photos from the train as it went along the north coast of Wales. | 11:31:18 | 11:49:50 | 11:50:13 |
11:52:56 | 11:53:06 | 12:00:49 Changing trains at Llandudno Junction. | 12:05:50 I had a bit of time before the next train at Llandudno Junction so I popped out of the station for a bit to see what I could find in the nearby supermarkets. |
13:00:34 At Penmaenmawr now. | 13:26:08 Lots of lambs to see on the way up the mountain! | 13:26:16 | 13:26:19 A better photo of a lamb. |
13:28:14 Sheep with their lambs on the hillside. | 13:28:21 | 13:52:00 The views starting to open up as I climbed the mountain. | 14:04:48 Lovely views but it was a tough climb with a backpack! |
14:16:46 More or less at the top now. | 14:16:55 Quite pleased to have that climb behind me! | 14:21:36 Again, lovely views though. | 14:36:33 From atop a local peak named Moelfre, the view towards Anglesey. |
14:36:40 | 14:36:59 The strange facial expression here can be explained by the fact I was staring into the sun. | 15:00:17 Lots of wild ponies roaming around here. | 15:50:58 More rugged Welsh mountain scenery. |
15:51:01 | 16:08:46 The first of today's "proper" stone circles (i.e. with stones actually standing up still), which was also being visited by a foal. | 16:08:50 Lovely. | 16:09:05 I rather liked this lesser cousin of the more famous stone circle here. |
16:10:53 | 16:15:34 This is now the more famous stone circle in the area, sometimes called the Druid's Stone Circle. | 16:16:20 It's rather impressive but consequently attracts a lot of visitors. | 16:16:22 Slightly brooding skies here. |
16:16:29 | 16:16:45 | 17:02:12 More wild ponies. | 17:05:19 |
17:05:22 | 17:05:31 | 17:11:48 The third "proper" stone circle of the day, this one was tiny. | 17:44:30 Views out to sea from near the stone circles. |
17:57:36 I was in that indecisive period I often get around this time of day on these expeditions, so I had a sit down in this spot for a while and just enjoyed the view. | 17:59:41 Some silly photos with a leek for the video thumbnail. | 18:00:17 | 18:05:04 |
18:05:21 | 18:05:39 | 18:05:55 | 18:05:59 |
18:07:10 | 18:07:14 | 18:07:47 | 18:08:18 |
18:08:37 | 18:54:33 Finally after all the procrastination and messing about I got on with cooking dinner. It was a strange sort of meal - I was hoping to cook something iconically Welsh (Glamorgan sausages perhaps?) but the local supermarkets weren't very good in that regard so instead I cooked some ravioli with (fake) chicken and leeks, the latter being the only tenuously Welsh component. | 20:43:31 My tent, discreetly set up next to the lesser of the two main stone circles, once I had satisfied myself it was unlikely anyone else was going to walk past that evening. | 20:43:38 |
20:44:04 Me and the tent and the stone circle. | 20:44:33 Same again without the silly snood thing I had put on because it was getting a bit chilly. | 20:51:16 ...and again with the light in the tent making it look rather cosy. | 20:51:49 |
20:52:26 Looking out to sea with my lit up tent in the foreground. | 20:52:37 ...an again with Night Sight mode on so it's a bit better lit. | 21:07:00 Night time views along the North Wales coast. Good night from Penmaenmawr! |