Steve The Wandering Aussie

An Abby, a castle, a Neolithic tomb, a cathedral and a palace. What a day!
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Wales is spectacular. Sadly, for them, their tourism numbers are very low. Great for us 😊We left the functional (bed, shower, toilet) BNB at eight and hit the road south along really well maintained roads through the valleys between towering Welsh mountains.
Breakfast in the pastel painted village of Aberaeron nearly suspended between the soaring mountains in the east and the Irish Sea to the west. The beach’s are covered with fist sized rocks, the clouds are in layers and we can see squalls out live the mud-tinted sea. Cold and miserable and mid summer in Wales

Abaty Achart Ws Llandudoch Abby. Wow. That. That was our first stop. A blue-grey stone ruin inside the Cardigan city walls. We wandered around just enjoying the place when this random guy started playing his didgeridoo in the middle of the ruin while the woman with him set out crystals and candles and what-nots on her blanket. We stayed well back, listening to him play for a while and let them have their ritual.
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Onward to Cilgerran Castle only about four miles away. This castle had walls three metres thick and is made of broad, flat and soft slate stone. I can only assume that the width of the walls, while aiding against cannon balls, was necessary to prevent collapse under its own weight. We spent a comfortable hour just wandering the site, climbing the circular stairs, walking the ramparts and peering through the arrow slots and the murder hole.
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Amazingly, our GPS took us within 100 metres (or yards) from our next stop then left us suitably confused as to our desired sites whereabouts. After a few turns and finally using a different gps map we found the Neolithic tomb of Crymych-Brynberian ( I’m NEVER gunna work out Welsh) with a number of standing stones and a 16 ton cap-slab ‘floating’ above them. We both love these places.
Onward to St. David’s where the cathedral greeted us by towering over the landscape. Arresting in its size and architecture, we wandered about admiring the craftsmanship and the splendor. Not as many visitors as you’d imagine.
Tiring, we then ambled gently next door to the Bishops Palace. Now THIS is decadence!! Kitchens bigger than houses and internal courtyards with ballrooms and bedrooms you could hide a whale in. Small wonder there are no trees left – they burned them to heat these cavernous monstrosities.
Pizza and beer for dinner. Excellent quality on both counts. One of the nicest pizzas we’ve ever had.
Night life not being a thing here, we retired to our room for a quiet night.
Hope you’re enjoying our trip still- I know we are 👍