It was E's birthday last weekend and she wanted to spend her birthday at the seaside. B was adamant that the Barmouth area in North Wales was the closest and we decided to stay for just one night.
We had a good journey - no traffic problems at all.
A few photos taken from the car. At times the grass verges were full of primroses, dandelions,wood anemones, daisies, cowslips, lady's smock and garlic mustard. Sorry no photos of these - I only had fleeting glimpses as we drove past.
We hadn't left home very early so it was lunchtime by the time we had driven through Fairbourne and to the end of Fairbourne Point.
The Mawddach estuary
Looking towards Barmouth on the opposite side of the estuary.
We ate the sandwiches I had brought from home and then drove back into Fairbourne.
In the afternoon we parked along the road to the point so that we could walk along the beach
Apart from the 3 of us the beach was more or less deserted. (D had stopped at home as he is only a few months into his new job and didn't want to take holiday so soon).
It was a bit of a slippery descent to the beach down a bank of pebbles!
I have no ideas what plant this is - can anyone id please?
Timothy enjoying the sea air - it was dry with some sunshine but he was glad of his jumper and scarf!
Barmouth in the distance
We left the beach via the sand dunes and walked back to the car along the road.
A few flowers in the verges
Dandelions
and I think this is Ground Ivy - please correct me if I am wrong.
Wherever there are walls there are plants.
A miniature railway runs from Fairbourne to the ferry that crosses over to Barmouth.
We then drove just past Fairbourne to check where the bed and breakfast was located and then followed the coast road in search of a pub where we could eat that evening.
We found this pub in Llwyngwril but when we went in to ask we were told they were not serving meals that evening.
So we drove back along the road towards Dolgellau in search of more places to eat.
By the toll road which crosses the estuary we found the
George Gwesty III pub and as they were only serving until 6.00 p.m we decided to have a meal as it was already 5.30.
Toll bridge crossing the River Mawddach
Plants in Walls
After the meal we booked in at the bed and breakfast and then went a walk along the lane. E was a few hundred yards in front of us and paused at a bend in the road shouting she had just seen two badgers run across the road in front of her. We discovered they had disappeared through a gap in the wall and were lucky enough to have fleeting views of them foraging in the field below us. Sorry no pics - I hadn't taken the camera with me and even if I had it would have been too dark and the badgers were moving too fast!
