Had planned to do some countryside walks today but steady rain in the morning so not sure what to do. A very timely visit by the owner to collect her money led to some suggestions re places to drive to. So we ended up doing a round trip to Abergavenny then on single lane back roads through lush green woods to a monastery ruin which was amazing. Then up over a mountain plateau where the misty cloud created a unique drive, then down into Hay on Wye an old town wit...

Few household chores like the washing this morning then out about 11am driving to Brecon an old market town in the Brecon Beacons National Park (about 15 miles) Well how many times can you pull over for photos in 15 miles because we might have set the record - stunning natural beauty of rolling green paddocks dotted with mainly slate grey or white houses for as far as the eye could see. Crops, grazing animals and some forests. In Brecon we took ourselves on a t...

Off at 9am from Venice, water boat to airport, flight to London Heathrow, arranged hire car, did quite well getting out of Heathrow onto the M4 and arrived in Llangatock Wales at 6.30pm. Green countryside, peace, quiet and cooler weather much enjoyed. We are staying in a barn conversion on a property in the Brecon Beacons in South Wales. Magnificent green rolling hill countryside views and the only sound is the birds (until Mamama turned the bloody tv on!) The ...

Interesting night last night. Josh rang at 11pm to say Maisy was worse and was unable to walk properly and in pain. Amy helped him take her to the emergency vet and she was put down about 8am Adelaide time Josh handled it so well and after a few back and forth calls we got some sleep at about 2.30am Today our final pub lunch at the Hatchet Inn (see photo) Arranged boarding passes for flight to Budapest tomorrow and a few other paperwork things (like Bon Jovi ...

Spent the morning watching the Crows beat St Kilda live on the IPad then Kaye and Barry arrived for lunch. Shared a plough mans platter for lunch and some wine and lots of chat about their trip which has gone really well. A walk through the village so Kaye could do a great impersonation of a Japanese tourist with her camera photographing all the thatched cottages They left about 3.30 and then we sat outside reading in the "warm" spring weather Another early n...