Wales - Day Three.
The heavens opened the following day, when meant we were severely limited in our activities. We took the time to drive through the many spectacular winding mountain passes in Snowdownia.
We headed west on the A55 again, turning left onto the A5 heading towards Bethesdsa. Within a few miles we were driving around the bare, rocky highlands of Snowdonia. We reached Capel Curig and headed down the A498 to Beddegelert, over a spectacular mountain pass along the way. Beddegelert is a very pretty village at the base of several mountain. Many of the towns and Villages in this part of Wales feel like the Dandenongs. We kept heading south and ended up having lunch in a small town called Tremadog, just outside the mining town of Porthmadog.
We had lunch at a local pub, 10 quid for the Sunday afternoon 'carvery'... roast ham, beef, lamb... hmmmm...
After this we headed north on the A4085 through some more mountain passes and the lack Llyn Cwellyn, returning to Caernafon to take some pictures of the castle from the opposite side of the river.
I then decided to tackle the A4046, a winding road that passes just below the peak of Mt Snowdon. We passed the town of Llanberis, which is next to the mountain lake Llyn Padard.
It was good duck weather!
We drove past the base of Snowdonia, driving through the Pass of Llanberis, once again spectacular scenery and views.. and then back home via the A5 again. A shame the weather was so bad as the mountains in North Wales are spectacular.
We headed west on the A55 again, turning left onto the A5 heading towards Bethesdsa. Within a few miles we were driving around the bare, rocky highlands of Snowdonia. We reached Capel Curig and headed down the A498 to Beddegelert, over a spectacular mountain pass along the way. Beddegelert is a very pretty village at the base of several mountain. Many of the towns and Villages in this part of Wales feel like the Dandenongs. We kept heading south and ended up having lunch in a small town called Tremadog, just outside the mining town of Porthmadog.
We had lunch at a local pub, 10 quid for the Sunday afternoon 'carvery'... roast ham, beef, lamb... hmmmm...
After this we headed north on the A4085 through some more mountain passes and the lack Llyn Cwellyn, returning to Caernafon to take some pictures of the castle from the opposite side of the river.
I then decided to tackle the A4046, a winding road that passes just below the peak of Mt Snowdon. We passed the town of Llanberis, which is next to the mountain lake Llyn Padard.
It was good duck weather!
We drove past the base of Snowdonia, driving through the Pass of Llanberis, once again spectacular scenery and views.. and then back home via the A5 again. A shame the weather was so bad as the mountains in North Wales are spectacular.
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