{"id":12154,"date":"2015-11-08T08:43:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T14:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/?p=12154"},"modified":"2015-11-08T08:43:56","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T14:43:56","slug":"wales-day-11-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wales-2015\/wales-day-11-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales Day 11 &#8211; Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>what a day! \u00a0we finally arrived safely in the small town of Dale, checked into our B&amp;B, and walked out the door to find some dinner.<\/p>\n<p>but first&#8230;the owner had three old and fabulous cars in his driveway. \u00a0this one was under a canopy, and the others were in the garage. \u00a0kevin says this is a rolls. \u00a0the guy said that he had driven these cars on the tiny roads, which amazed me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w164.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12155\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w164.jpg\" alt=\"w164\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w164.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w164-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>this gate had been open when we passed it, which is why we missed the small sign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w165.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12156\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w165.jpg\" alt=\"w165\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w165.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w165-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>there were all kinds of strange and unusual plants in the garden, including this one.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12157\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w166.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12157\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12157\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w166.jpg\" alt=\"a Dr. Seuss-kind of plant\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w166.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w166-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a Dr. Seuss-kind of plant<\/p><\/div>\n<p>everything was so lovely&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w167.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12158\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w167.jpg\" alt=\"w167\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w167.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w167-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12159\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w168.jpg\" alt=\"w168\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w168.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w168-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>this was a small brook near the back of the property, where we parked our car. \u00a0those brigt orange flowers are called crocosmia, but i didn&#8217;t learn their names til much later in our trip, when i saw them many other places.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w169.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12160\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w169.jpg\" alt=\"w169\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w169.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w169-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>croquet was set up, but since it was getting near 7:00, we had no time for a game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w170.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12161\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w170.jpg\" alt=\"w170\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w170.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w170-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>our car was never parked in such a pretty setting through the rest of the trip. \u00a0we were hesitant at firs to pull in, because we were right up on the lawn next to a flowering bush.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w171.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12162\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w171.jpg\" alt=\"w171\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w171.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w171-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>here&#8217;s a view of neighborhing\u00a0houses, from the lush back gardens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w173.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12164\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w173.jpg\" alt=\"w173\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w173.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w173-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>the driveway was flanked by a pair of dogs that looked an awful lot like italian greyhounds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w174.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12165\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w174.jpg\" alt=\"w174\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w174.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w174-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>it took us a while to get to dinner just because we kept taking pictures of their garden! \u00a0look at the size of that huge plant on kevin&#8217;s right!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w175.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12166\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w175.jpg\" alt=\"w175\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w175.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w175-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>this is right across the road from the b&amp;b.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w176.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12167\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w176.jpg\" alt=\"w176\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w176.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w176-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>this is the road leading to the couple of pubs, and over to the left the road continues and joins up with the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, which we&#8217;d start walking in the morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12168\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w177.jpg\" alt=\"w177\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w177.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w177-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>we stopped at a little pub for some local seafood. \u00a0this was the griffin inn, and i think there were only two choices of pubs. \u00a0i tried the John Dory, because i&#8217;d never had that fish before, and because it was caught right there. \u00a0it was OK, but didn&#8217;t seem worth the 24 pounds, which was about $36. \u00a0kevin&#8217;s mullet and fries were scrumptious, though. \u00a0i also had a big glass of pear cider, which i always like.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12169\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w178.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12169\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12169\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w178.jpg\" alt=\"John Dory\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w178.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w178-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Dory<\/p><\/div>\n<p>for dessert, we split something called a chocolate knickerbocker, which was quite tasty and full of chocolate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12170\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w179.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12170\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12170\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w179.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate knickerbocker!\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w179.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w179-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">chocolate knickerbocker!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>even though it was a little pricey, the view was beautiful. \u00a0it was starting to get chilly, though, and the door was wide open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w180.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12171\" src=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w180.jpg\" alt=\"w180\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w180.jpg 540w, https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/w180-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>after dinner we walked up the hill a way, towards the trail. \u00a0i&#8217;m mystified as to why i didn&#8217;t take any pictures; i guess it&#8217;s because kevin was taking them. \u00a0i&#8217;m pretty sure i have some video, though, and i&#8217;ll have to work on another video installment.<\/p>\n<p>the road was through some woods, and we looked forward to the start of our trip in the morning. \u00a0but as it got more and more chilly, i worried that i didn&#8217;t have enough warm clothes, and decided i&#8217;d wear a pair of tights under my zipoff pants, and two layers of shirts in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>we got back to the b&amp;b as it was finally dark &#8211; it gets dark a lot later there in the summer, which was nice. \u00a0tomorrow, the walking finally begins!<\/p>\n<p>ok then,<\/p>\n<p>mrs. anticipatory hughes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>what a day! \u00a0we finally arrived safely in the small town of Dale, checked into our B&amp;B, and walked out the door to 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