We have just had a lovely week on holiday in North Wales. We stayed in a holiday cottage near our favourite beach, Dinas Dinlle (which my Cymraeg twtor, Lynne. described as "Gothic") and had some fun revisiting some favourite places and discovering new things.
One of those new things was climbing the hill fort at the southern end of Dinas Dinlle.
But the main thing was just walking the length of the beach, and occasionally having a sit and being lulled by the waves.
We weren't far from Caernarfon Airport (originally an RAF base in World War 2 and the place where the Mountain Rescue Service was founded) but it was too windy all week for us to take a sightseeing flight. Next time!
There are a couple more blog posts to follow, but in the meantime, here are some of the places we visited:
Bangor Pier is no longer Pier of the Year, but we had great views down the Menai Strait all the way over to the Great Orme.
The FAW were promoting the Women's European Championships with a giant inflatable shirt outside Caernarfon Castle, so we went along and had a photo with it.
I was quite pleased to have a few opportunities to practice my Cymraeg. I feel hesitant sometimes, but everyone I spoke to was very supportive and encouraging.
We went to Y Galeri in Caernarfon to watch Elio, the latest Pixar film. I went in knowing very little about the film, but enjoyed it. The central message about a little boy wanting to be anywhere but on Earth was poignant, and then when he gets his wish and meets aliens, he has to decide where he wants to be.
We also had a couple of trips to Anglesey, including to Oriel Mon, outside Llangefni.
I wasn't too fussed on the main exhibition, which featured work by Leonard McComb even though it included a big shiny bronze statue.
However, the themed exhibition of Anglesey Windmills was very good, with the two paintings by Kyffin Williams really anchoring the displays.
And I thought this political artwork made a good point.
After Oriel Mon we had a short stop in Beaumaris for ice creams. We bought them just in time for a rain squall to break over us so ended up eating them in the car as the rain battered down. That made it feel like a proper North Wales holiday!
And so, after a very lovely week, we bade farewell to Dinas Dinlle.
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