Wonderful Wales

Our week at Bryn Dowsi was as happy as ever.  We discovered Penmon and the summit of Foel Fras as well as revisiting old favourite haunts of Newborough and the Sychnant Pass. We also fitted in the new Bond movie on a damp afternoon when we weren’t inclined to enjoy the great outdoors.  Although the week began with stunning weather it slowly deteriorated as the week progressed. As it wouldn’t be Wales without at least one walk in torrential rain and howling winds, we chose to enjoy the full wet and windy Welsh experience above Capel Curig. Until next year......

Restoration in Wales

Above Corwen

Seaweed on Newborough beach

Cnicht from Moelwyn Mawr

Despite 20 years’ worth of visits to Wales, we still found time to discover some new places on our recent holiday.  The summit of Moel Yr Hydd and Moelwyn Mawr were conquered, trout were caught by Nerea, if not by the rest of the party and a delightful walk high above Corwen in Denbighshire gave us some new landscapes across to the Berwyn Hills to admire. But there was also time for re-visiting our old favourites; the beach at Newborough, a very damp Caernarfon and a wander round Conwy.  Our annual Bryn Dowsi retreat truly is a magical, restorative sojourn 

From Caernarfon harbour

Conwy

Bryn Dowsi

We love our annual pilgrimage to Wales for Bryn Dowsi has become a very special place to us over the many years we’ve been visiting with Richard and Mavis. Although people say “familiarity breeds contempt”, for us, it’s the effortless way we settle back in that makes it all the more appealing although this year will be different as Nerea won’t be with us and it’ll be a first visit for Sheila, Andy’s mum.  Our visit always has a restorative feel; a battery recharge before the winter months ahead,.  Good weather is welcome but actually, it’s the company that matters