Day 11: Wales – Aberystwyth
Today was 4 seasons in one day.
I woke up early and went for a walk, exploring the estate and castle grounds. It was overcast and windy but really beautiful.
We then said another sad farewell to Gareth, he was heading back to London to catch up with good friends.
Robs, Gray and I then set off, in the hot sun, for the next leg of our trip. We travelled west, along roads less travelled, the Morries never road trip on highways and main roads if we can help it. It’s was more tree lined narrow lanes, green farmlands and super charming villages. By the time the road had led us to the sea, the clouds had rolled in and it had begun to rain.
With it being the start of the UK summer school holidays most of the towns we passed through were filled with caravan parks and noisy, excited children.
Fortunately, Aberystwyth, the seaside resort town we were staying in, was more of a student town. It hosts Wales first university and has some beautiful buildings, the standard castle ruins, and a long promenade. The sea was grey under the cloudy sky and the sea sand black, it didn’t look appealing for an afternoon swim.
Our hotel, Gwesty Cymru, was a terraced house, turned hotel on the beach front. After settling in we went for a walk along the promenade with the idea of picking up fish and chips and eating it on a bench. Clearly a popular delicacy, the queue was too long, so we found a deli and had a delicious lunch – a cheese and meat platter with olives and rosemary flat bread, washed down with Spanish Pimms.
We then explored the town.
In the evening, we took a long walk along the promenade to the castle ruins and watched the sunset over the sea from our bedroom.
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