Due to some dodgy shenanigans at the local council, this could be one of the last weeks that the volunteers do their stirling work at Portbury Wharf nature reserve.
We’ve Farrow & Balled the kitchen to within an inch of its life. And installed a new sink and tap. Good use of a couple of weeks bad weather.
Gloucester was buzzing with seasonal cheer yesterday – including fairground attractions and many exotic food stalls at the so-called “German” market.
Mist and drizzle in England; 24c temperatures and blues skies in West Wales! We walked from Mumbles, on the edge of the Gower Peninsular, over the hill to Caswell Bay, and then back along the coast to Mumbles Pier and lifeboat stations (the old and new ones).
A famous canal name (my advisor tells me). More HERE.
Lone fisherman under Spaghetti Junction (colour version).
Lone fisherman under Spaghetti Junction (b&w version).
“Peaky Blinders” graffiti and Kawasaki ZRX 1100.
“Peaky Blinders” graffiti.
“Iron:Man” by Antony Gormley.
New Street Station, Birmingham exterior.
Roof of New Street Station, Birmingham
The Library, Birmingham.
The Library, Birmingham.
The Library, Birmingham.
Coal boat.
Canal under the BT Tower.
HB Sale building built 1896, 1-7 Constitution Hill. MORE.
Staying in the Tawelfa B&B near the Mawddach estuary at Barmouth. We rode (and pushed) bikes up to Cader Idris then down to Dolgellau and along the Mawddach Trail to Fairbourne. The next day up Snowdon via the Llanberis path (walking, not cycling).
The Mawddach Estuary.
The Mawddach Estuary.
Camper curry…
..and sunset.
Cheers!
Llyn Mwyngil, near Cader Idris.
Near Cader Idris.
The Mawddach Cycle Trail from Dolgellau to Fairbourne.
The Mawddach Cycle Trail from Dolgellau to Fairbourne.
The Mawddach Cycle Trail from Dolgellau to Fairbourne.
The beach at Fairbourne, opposite Barmouth.
The beach at Fairbourne, opposite Barmouth.
The beach at Fairbourne, opposite Barmouth.
The Llanberis path to the Snowdon summit.
The Snowdon Railway.
The Snowdon Railway.
Near the summit.
The top!
Bagnoles De l’Orne, an old favourite:
Bagnoles Lake.
Fruit boxes at Bagnoles.
St Genevieve’s Chapel, Bagnoles.
Studying map at St Genevieve’s Chapel, Bagnoles.
Rochefort-en-Terre, Southern Brittany:
Vannes and Arzan on the Morbihan Gulf:
Malestroit, Jocelin and the Brest-Nantes canal:
Villers-sur-Mer, Deauville and Trouville-sur-Mer:
View from hotel.
Fecamp, west of Dieppe, on the last day, where we stocked up with booze and lots more at the local E.Leclerc:
Martin's Mag. 
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