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Afon Hafren – Mystery and Myth from the Source
The weather looked good for the weekend and so we made a second attempt to find the source of the Severn. OK it may not quite be in the significant realms of Livingstone and the source of the Nile, but all explorers have to start somewhere. After parking in the forest car park in Forest…
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Sandside Harbour
Near the now decommissioned nuclear power station at Dounereay is the small harbour at Sandside. There is something about small harbours. The hint of time past, never to return are difficult to resist. The fact that Ther is now only a FW working boats still based in the harbour shouts out “Come and explore me.…
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Strathy Point Lighthouse
On one of our trips along the north coast of Scotland we came across Strathy Point Lighthouse. If you imagine a windswept cliff with waves crashing sand thundering into the rocks below you would not be far from the reality of our visit there this day. It really was windy, and the waves really were…
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Clynelish Distillary – Brora
The current distillery at Brora was built in 1967, right slap gang next to an existing distillery which opened originally in 1819. The whiskey currently produced here is slightly peaty whisky, but much valued by blenders. It is one of the base spirits for the excellent Johnnie Walker Gold Label. The distillery is only 500m…
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Stirling to Brora
The snow and clouds cleared overnight and I woke up to a different Stirling to the one I fell asleep to. The sun was shining and the soot covered sandstone town looked very different. I left Aunty sleeping and crept out into the elegantly morning to find I had the town to myself except for…
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Stirling
We were up at 4am for the long drive to Stirling on the first day of our holiday. Despite 3 stops we were banging on the door to the hotel just after midday. The drive was uneventful despite the dire warnings of doom on the motorway signs all the way from Birmingham – “Snow Forecast!”.…
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A Welsh Breakfast – Welsh 100: No 43
Some of the Welsh 100 challenges are full of pain, but others are full of pleasure. This particular item on the list did turn out to be rather more of a challenge than you’d expect. Finding somewhere that would provide a breakfast with a Welsh twist was surprisingly difficult. It is easy to find breakfasts…
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Swansea Market – Welsh 100: No 42
Aunty and I were back on the Welsh 100 trail this weekend. Swansea Indoor Market has been at the top of the list for a while now, but we’ve never managed to pull it off. So with determination we drove west along the M4 towards Swansea. The Swansea Indoor Market is the largest in Wales,…
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Newport Transporter Bridge: Welsh 100 – No 41
As I was driving through Newport this weekend on an errand my journey took me past the Newport Transporter Bridge. This is not an unusual occurrence in itself, however on this occasion the tide was in and seemed to be pretty high. I just had to stop and take some photos with my iPhone –…
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Elan Valley – Welsh 100: No 40
It’s a little ironic that after the wettest December and January on record in Wales, that the three weeks before Aunty and I visit the Elan Valley there has been little rain. We would have loved to see the water cascading down the walls of the dams that make up the series of reservoirs in…
Travels With My Aunt
Random notes on the travels of a Welshman who has been allowed out to play after finishing his chores. OK so I don't travel with my Aunt, but I am usually under the adult supervision of my long suffering wife.
Travels With My Aunt 