Snowdonia

Beach Cove B&B, Church Walks, Llandudno, is a Victorian Terrace, complete with a basement flat. While promoting a 3* classification, the standard is very high & the attention to detail is commendable. A necessary ingredient when competing for the tourist pound. Our first floor room has a bay window, which offers a restricted view of the water, but with a camera lens adjustment & the help of photoshop, I managed to capture this morning's light dancing on the water. Then I woke the seagulls!

 

Betws-y-coed, Welsh for a clearing in the forest, is the information centre for Snowdonia National Park, our destination for the day. The highlight was the journey on the narrow guage rack & pinion railway to the summit of Mount Snowdon. The railway was purpose built as a tourist attraction and has been transporting passengers to the summit since 1896. At 3 560 feet above sea level, with the steeper sections having a one in five grade, a slow climb to the top was a certainty. Fifty minutes I'm told.

The scenery was stunning. It was breathtakingly beautiful! Unfortunately, with eight passengers crammed into a carriage, it was difficult to take photos through the swaying heads. Our arrival at the summit was a just in time moment. We managed several photos before a blanket of cloud obscured the view and eliminated any possibility of sighting The Isle of Man & the east coast of Ireland. It was difficult not to feel cheated!

I recall recording in an earlier bulletin that Port Isaac was the most beautiful place I had visited. That mantle has now been duplicated to include The Snowdonia National Park.





We returned to Llandudno for a meal at Home Cookin' Cafe, an eatery we have frequented each evening during our visit here. Tonight we enjoyed a baked dinner for just £9. There's a lot to like about Llandudno and many reasons to stay a while longer, but tomorrow we are scheduled to return to England.