Caernarfon

I took advantage of a break in my work shifts to head over for a long-overdue visit to Dewi and Wendi. They had recommended a site attached to the Tafarn Snowdonia Parc pub and microbrewery. I got completely lost on the way, and the fuel gauge was firmly on 0 by the time I arrived in the dark. We met in the pub that night and the time just flew.

The site has a bus stop outside and on their suggestion I headed for Llanberis on the Sherpa service using a day rover ticket. I walked along the lakeside (via a naff sword sculpture) to the castle. Long views down the valley from this vantage point. 

I caught the bus up to Pen-y-pass, a wonderful route, especially if you're not driving it! I was lucky with the weather on the way up, but just as I was about to start exploring, the rain came down again so I jumped on the next bus back down to Llanberis (I am so feeble). Nice lunch in Pantri then I found an interesting photo exhibition in St Padern's church - a local photographer had captured a range of people from slate miners to policemen. Stupidly I didn't note his name and now can't find any trace online.

The next day I headed in to Caernarfon on the bus, and visited the castle, which is extensive and has exhibitions in the towers, plus large sculptures representing the castle builders and inhabitants.

Lunch downstairs in a cosy room:

then a wander to the Galleri on the quay and the Market Place to see where Dewi hosts the world-famous GlobalHeads gigs. 

I met Wendi and Gweni in the square, and we bought some cakes to take back to their house for home-cooked curry and football on the telly (Wales drew and Wrexham lost, oh dear).

Wendi had kindly taken me to a petrol station so I could buy a canister of diesel, so I wasn't stranded the next day. This time I ignored the satnav and found the new bypass - I MUST GET A NEW SATNAV.