Day Fifteen – Nantmor Wales
In short, no! The weather lived up to the forecast and was very unpleasant indeed. Driving rain, wind and occasional thick fog. At times it was difficult to see past the end of the patio, particularly when the rain was coming in at 45 degrees. Despite the fact it is only the second week of Autumn here we've had the heating on a couple of times. The locals would probably laugh if they knew...
As a consequence of the weather we decided to use today as a rest day. For the first time we've not left our accommodation at all and just spent the day relaxing and doing what we liked. Neither Anna nor I got dressed which is a measure of how slow-paced to day was. For the most part the day was spent napping, reading, playing games and watching the odd bit of tellie.
We've also had a couple more decent home cooked meals which were nice. Right now if I never see hot chips again it wouldn't bother me in the slightest. I think Anna might cry though.
This is probably a good time to describe the cottage a little. We're very thankful for it right now for a number of reasons, not least because we have two bedrooms and proper beds for everyone. Also a blessing is a cosy lounge with comfy chairs for all and a decent TV / DVD setup. Swallow Cottage (Bwthyn y Wennol in Welsh) is very attractive, being an architect converted barn. I think the owner said it was previously used as a goat shed / workshop. It's pretty much Welsh picture postcard, with low ceilings, 18" think (yes, a foot and a half!) slate walls and lots of exposed timber.
That's all for today. Not much to say other than the wind is still blowing hard. Supposedly tomorrow things will ease off and the rest of the week will be patchy rain and sun.
Cheers,
Millsy
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