Snowdownia Day 3

We woke to a gorgeous sunny day which was a lovely change form the grey we have had in the last couple. After breakfast we went walking along the river which was just so peaceful and thanks to us being early risers we were able to have it all to ourselves for a little while. We stopped at one point and Peter investigated it a bit further to see if it was worth walking on but he came to a bit of a dead end. So we turned back to be greeted along the way by heaps of people with kids and dogs so a good choice by us.

 

Time seems to go by very fast when you are enjoying yourself and it is time for a spot of morning tea. a nice coffee and a scone with jam and cream was the order of the day. I have been very good while here and not indulging my love of scones with jam and cream even though they are everywhere you go. This is only the second time I have had one. It hit the spot and our next walk was to a place they call Fairie Glen. Our host says it is worth seeing so off we go.

It is quite a warm day and the walk is about 30 minutes, so glad there was a lot of shady spots along the way. The path takes you along the road beside the river under a railway bridge and then you have to walk past a farm and pay your 50p each in the honesty box to get through the gate to walk down. As you walk it is a well marked track along the farmer's fields, it descends down into the valley and it is quite rocky but once you arrive it is worth the walk, until you have to go back up. There are quid a few people making their way back up one girl who is actually sprinting up the very steep and rocky pathway! Unbelievable. When we get to the bottom the site we are greeted with was just beautiful! The light through the gap in the gorge was ethereal hence the reason this place is called Fairie Glen.

 

There is a family there when we get to the bottom and one of the young girls was disappointed that she didn't see any fairies so I told her that they only come out at dusk and she just smiled. Meanwhile her mum caught onto my accent and asked were we from Australia and I said yes. She then said why would you want to come here when you live there. I quickly explained that there were many gorgeous places here that we had been dying to see here and we were happy to come all this way. I guess you don't appreciate your own country enough sometimes.

We also meet a lovely gentleman who has come with much more camera equipment that both of us and he is prepared to wait until he gets the perfect shot. We wish him good luck. 

This is a place that without the sun shining the major effect wouldn't be as good. You need that ray of light to give the ethereal view over the water. 

We make our back to Betws-y-Coed and stop at the first pub for a refreshment as it has been a long day walking. We made our way back to our B&B to catch up on some photo downloading and blog. As it is such a nice day we decide to sit outside on the terrace but it is too bright to be able to do anything on the computer so we make our way inside to the lounge. Our host Mark comes in and asks why are we inside on such a beautiful day and when we explain he can't believe it. Oh well never mind.

Our time in Snowdownia finishes with another good pub meal and attending a concert by a local Welsh Men's Choir in St Mary's Church. What can I say a wonderful experience! We can only stay for the first half as we have to pack and be up early so reluctantly we leave to walk home.

I fns it a bit daunting to walk home in the dark over the railway, over the suspension bridge, through the fields thorough the gate and over the road to home. 

Tomorrow Dublin.