June: A Holiday in Wales, a baby in the bath and a Golden Wedding

We have been married nearly ten years and this was the first holiday we've had on our own since our Honeymoon! We stayed in a gate Lodge just outside the small market town on Llanwrst - which was lovely apart from the noise of the traffic going past!

On the first Monday we met up with Liz's sister, Chris, and her husband, Ed, and together climbed Cader Idris.

Ross and Emma brought Freya round for a visit and as it was hot we have her a bath in the garden.

Finally, Liz made two cakes for Terry and Joan.

We stopped off at Powys Castle	Very impressive!
We watched a small English Civil War demonstration...	... and Liz dressed up!
The Lodge looks idyllic...	...until you see how near it is to the road!
Inside it was cosy...	... outside it was pouring!
Liz tries Chris's hat	Pause to look at the view
Lunch!
At the summit	On the way down
Bodnant Gardens	The water lilly pond
Water lilies at Bodnant Gardens which were only a few miles away from the Lodge	Jackdaws in the walls around Conwy. People born within the Walls are known as "Jackdaws"
Liz and an eagle - on the quay side at Conwy	A seal spotted near Puffin Island - where we saw nuffin of puffins
Been there, seen it, can't pronounce it - well actually Liz can!
A clever photograph if you look carefully!	"My Granny had one of these" - Liz at the Alms Houses in Llanwrn
Liz in the Fairy Glen, Betws-y-Coed	John on the same rock
Outside the Smallest House in Great Britain - Conwy	Sadly mussels make Liz very ill
Conwy waterside	The lighthouse at South Stack, Angelsea
Inside the Tudor House in Conwy - the best of many properties that we visited.	This was the summer of ** - we saw them everywhere
Who's that at the top of one of the towers of Conwy Castle?	.. the zoom on modern digital cameras is quite something!
Liz photographs a lake near where the family stayed many years ago	Beaumarris Castle - probably the prettiest caste we saw. Unfinished because the funds ran out.
On the Lynne Peninsular
Self portrait: on the Mary Jones Walk alongside Lake Bala. In 1805 Mary Jones, having saved up her money, walked 28 miles to Bala to buy a Welsh Bible.	Llandudno - Liz and a local character
Aquaduct - note the sheer drop at the right hand side!	A boat crossing the aquaduct
It was warm enough for Freya to have a bath outside!	Liz made two cakes for Terry and Joan's Golden Wedding
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