Never really explored Anglesey, which, for overseas readers, is an island off NW Wales. We have very briefly driven around once or twice, but, if you keep to the roads you tend to miss the fabulous beaches and scenery. We stayed near a village on the east coast called Moelfre.

We walked south on the coast, through Moelfre then inland to a burial chamber dating back to 2000BC, a 4th-century Romano-British settlement at Din LLigwy, and a 12th century chapel, “Hen Gapel”.

On the next day the weather was so good that we spent the day on the local beach, reading, sunbathing, eating sandy sandwiches (takes me back to Southend) and entertaining Lucy. She found a frisby with which she became completely obsessed. We’ve hidden it now and will keep for special occasions only. These pictures with smartphone:

At the suggestion of Sal’s sister, Wendy (thanks Wendy!), we took a trip to an incredible disused copper mine, once the largest in the world, near Amlwch (from where the copper was subsequently shipped).

Then down, past the Menai Bridge, to Beaumaris (the castle) and back to Moelfre.

On the last day, on our way back home, we stopped for the day in Llanberis, where Sally did some painting (see below) and Lucy and I walked up Mt Snowdon (for those interested: up the Miners’ Path and Pyg Path and back down the Llanberis Path).