Non-French TidbitsCampgrounds in Wales

By Jim and Emmy Humberd

The Welsh countryside is beautiful and very green. There are flocks of sheep and herds of cattle all over the place. We are in a National Park, but there are some areas with no trees. Lots of sheep are grazing along side the road. Some of the towns in Wales are entertaining, and some are not, but the people are all very, very friendly. A town nearby was named Seven Sisters, and in northern Wales, another was named Betws-y-Coed.

We are camping on the Swansea Peninsula. Several people said there was electricity in this campsite, but we found none, and we didn't want to try and find another place. Started to rain just as we were camping. Good thing we had borrowed a sleeping bag from Peggy, Emmy's pen-pal who lives in Bracknell, just outside London. Sure needed it, and everything else we had, or we would have froze to death. Earlier we drove past the University of Wales, an excellent set of buildings.

Turned out to be a clear, sunny, but cold and windy day. We found a campsite not far from the beautiful Cathedral in St. David. We had been told the cost of a ferryboat ride to Ireland would drop by $100 on Sunday, and we were told they are sold out for Sunday. Want to bet we get on the Sunday boat. (We did, of course.) We were given information about the Welsh language. A young girl we talked to, perhaps 12 to 14 years old, was studying the Welsh language in school. Her parents do not know the language, but her grandparents do. All three generations seem determined to insure the language will live.

In Fishguard we found a hot water bottle for Emmy's neck. It's getting better - the neck, not the water bottle. We stopped at a little woolen mill with a small store next door, as they all do. Emmy liked a pretty reversible tapestry quilt, but decided on several small cosmetic bags for gifts. Arrived in Fishmonth's campsite early, and luckily there was electricity.

We checked in the camping book for a site with electricity, and we found one. We are in the town of Caernarfon, home of the castle used when they crown the Prince of Wales. Instead of round towers and turrets, they are many sided. Aerial photo's show there is a lot of open space inside the high walls - it's not all building in there. Nice stores in Caernarfon, a Woolworth's, a large supermarket and all. Bought a ham steak for Jim, and a "braising steak" for Emmy.

Books by Jim and Emmy Humberd:
Invitation to France
Invitation to Germany
Invitation to Italy

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