Wales 2015
Well, technically this is “England, Wales, Ireland, and back to Wales,” but that’s a little wordy. Most of our trip to Wales in August 2015 was, indeed, spent in Wales. Except for the 15 nights spent somewhere on the Atlantic, crossing over and back on the Queen Mary 2. Plus another two nights getting from Chicago to NYC on the train. This trip was completely airplane-free, so it took a while to get there and back. Kevin and I were gone for five weeks, the longest trip we’ve ever taken together. The main focus of our journey was a self-guided walking tour along a very small section of the 186-mile long Wales Coast Path. We walked a portion of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, and it was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 – video of our trip from Ireland back to Wales
it's funny that almost everything that i say in this video is totally innacurate. it's a very short video, because it wasn't such a scenic day. but we'd been away for a long time since we left on our trip - maybe my mind was going! ok then, gh
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 – from Ireland back to Wales!
We'd spent the night at the comfortable Springfield B&B in Rosslare Harbour, Ireland, before getting on the Irish Ferry back to Wales. here we are, breakfasting on healthy porridge at 7:00 a.m. - we had to get up at 6:30 because of getting to the ferry on time....
Wales video!
here's a short video of our time at the Powerscourt Gardens and then the Powerscourt Waterfall in Ireland.
more photos of Powerscourt Gardens, Ireland – Aug. 21, 2015
more loveliness at the gardens in ireland... the japanese garden was really cool, but impossible to get a photo without somebody in it. everybody was busy tking pictures! inside the powerscourt house, there were a bunch of shops, which we walked through. nice...
Friday, August 21st 2015 – Powerscourt Gardens, Ireland
We started our day with another lovely breakfast at the Riversdale House B&B in Glendalough. Here's kevin in the nice sitting area. do people ever sit in the sitting areas at B&Bs? because so far we haven't ever done that. the view out the breakfast window,...
A video of our hike in Glendalough, Ireland – Thursday August 20th, 2015
I know i'm titling all my videos "wales part this or that," and in this video and others we're in ireland, but i don't think it matters. i've been doing nonstop yard work here on memorial day weekend, but i finally stopped and edited together another video. i'll get...
Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 – lots of driving in Ireland!
i forgot to post this video after the entries about the day. I took some video as we drove around, and i think it's kind of scenic. Too much driving! But we arrived safely in Glendalough in the late afternoon. it's funny that the screenshot for the video is the...
the rest of Thursday, August 20th – and a very long hike back down…
we'd reached the summit of the mountain in Glendalough, Ireland, and felt good about reaching it. but there was a long path down, and a gentle rain was falling, that crazy soft rain that i described before - we passed a big group of french people who were huddled...
Thursday, August 20th – a looooong hike up…
we started our morning at the charming Riversdale House B&B, happy that there would be no driving at all today. instead, we'd be doing a lot of hiking. the weather looked a little gloomy, but that was OK. kevin had healthy oatmeal... but i opted for a big...
the end of our first day in Ireland, Wednesday, August 19th
and looking back on it, that first day was a little bit crazy with the many different things going on, driving and castle and walking around Kilkenny and then on to Glendalough. Here's kevin in front of our lovely Riversdale B&B. they didn't serve dinner, and the...
Wednesday, August 19th – first day in Ireland
we started our day with a delicious breakfast at the charming Archways B&B, conveniently located right up the road from Rosslare Harbour. they have their own animals and garden and everything, so it's all homemade. i had both black and white pudding, a poached...
video from Tuesday, August 18th
lots of travel today, from St. David's to Marloes by bus, from Marloes to Pembroke Dock by car, by ferry across to Rosslare Harbour, Ireland, and then one more rental car. to our B&B.