July weekend visits

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 We managed two visits to The Pines in July. Both weekends involved more sanding (yes I know!) but some lovely exploring too!

I was let off the sanding the first weekend as I had just had an injection in my shoulder so had to rest it!
I left Olly to it and went for a walk from the house to the beach.














This was another carved throne I found on a little playing field near the beach.
The day was a bit drizzly, but later we went for a little wander around Porthmadog, we needed to buy more sand paper! 






The next day was a lot brighter, after a lovely lunch at another of our favourite cafes, Llew Glass we walked up the lanes behind Harlech and was rewarded by some fantastic views...

















A few weeks later we were back there...
Harlech Castle

We had a trip to Criccieth.



another good spot for lunch...










We found a new view point too!











then back to The Pines for, you guessed it...

More sanding! That evening we listened to a murder mystery on Radio 4 and ate homemade roasted vegetables with gnocchi.
And Sunday was another sunny day so we rewarded ourselves with a visit to Llandanwg. As it was a sunny day we guessed the small car park near the beach would be busy so we parked nearer to the main road and walked down.
St Tanwg
The Tiny church of St Tanwg dates from the 13th century. 






It maybe tiny with a handful of houses, a tiny church and a cafe but it has a cute station on the mainline railway.






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  1. HelenAugust 12, 2021 at 12:21 AM

    There may be lots of sanding and other chores to be done, but the effort will definitely be worthwhile to spend time in this beautiful area.

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