After spending a very pleasant seven days in London, we boarded a Great Western Railway train bound for Cardiff City. We spent an even more pleasant few days in the company of our nephew’s in-laws, Clive and Lucy-Ann. We also picked up the Thunder Puffin – our little home on wheels for the next five to six months. Clive had it parked in his driveway, waiting for us in much better shape than we left it! Then he helped us install an electrical hookup and a sink in it! So amazing!! Or is that just your average Welshman? Either way, thanks Clive!
Here’s a photo gallery from our week spent in South Wales. Enjoy!
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Lucy-Ann took us for a hike through a wood that was blanketed with a carpet of bluebells
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Domino, our favorite Welsh dog ever, leading the way through the woods
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Angela walking through a different wood, with a different carpet color, but equally as beautiful
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Clive gave us a close up tour of his honey bee boxes - Angela getting ready to go in
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Yes, that’s her best nervous smile
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A very pretty Welsh country cottage, complete with thatched roof
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Looking out to Skomer Island, which is famous for its massive colonies of sea birds. We didn’t make it onto the island itself, but did have a very beautiful hike on the Marloes peninsula.
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The huge tide swings make for crazy powerful currents in the UK, especially in narrow channels like this one
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Sunset camp on the Southwestern coastline
Whales is/are beautiful. Handy to have new talented relatives in the area. Party on…….
It’s lovely and we’ve really lucked out with the weather.
The Joneses have been so generous and welcoming! They even introduced us to eating parsnips – very tasty!
We are all so lucky to be able to call Clive and Lucy-Ann family! I suppose that goes for Meg and Cruz, too. Love seeing the Thunder Puffin in sunshine. Awesome!
Yes, we are very lucky indeed! Unfortunately, I’m not sure if it’s the same in reverse … given they have to deal with a bunch of lame , embarrassing Yanks showing up on their doorstep all the time now 😝
Love photos. Beautiful!! ❤️🌈👏👏
Thanks Joline! Say ‘Hi’ to the rest of the crew for us!
Looks amazing. We miss you at GV
We miss you guys too. Climbing in a old church is nice, but there’s nothing quite like a GV morning crew session 😊
Beautiful. Looks like you are having some nice weather. Makes it that much more enchanting.
The weather has been beyond fabulous the entire time we’ve been here. Enchanting, yet surprising.