The journey to North Wales took about an hour longer than it should have done. Not surprising really as it was the start of the bank holiday weekend, so I suppose it could have been worse.
We had arranged to stay on a pub carpark for a couple of nights, which worked well as we enjoyed a good meal each night of our stay as well as a beer or two. We had a great view too.
Before eating, we went for a brief walk up the lane towards a campsite which we realised we had stayed at a couple of years ago, in our previous motorhome, Fluffles. We also realised that we had previously visited the Holland Arms and eaten a meal there. Sort of “deja vu” in reverse.
On our walk, we passed a field with some alpacas, grazing with the sheep. They are curious animals and not as wary of humans as sheep. They are also quite cute.
Although there were three other motorhomes on the car park, it is a quiet area and we had a restful night. Check out our review of the site in the sites review page of this blog.
Bodnant Gardens:
We had booked our entry to Bodnant Gardens for 9:30 – 10:00, arriving just about within the window and were directed to park at the top of the site.
Despite the number of cars on the carpark, the site was not overcrowded. Bodnant Gardens covers a large area and there is much to explore.
We enjoyed a good day wandering around the pathways through both the formal and informal gardens, which were full of colour and interest. Most of the Rhododendrons were at their peak and although some of the Azaleas had gone over, there were many that had not and the whole picture was impressive.
Llanrwst:
On the way back to our overnight park-up, we decided to visit the small town of Llanrwst, which we were passing through anyway. The town is described as a “Historic Market Town”.
We walked along the riverbank from the spacious and free carpark along to the old bridge over the River Conwy. This is known as “The Bridge of Pearls”, after a large pearl was found when it was being constructed, but it is more frequently referred to as the “Bridge of Quarrels” as it was realised as far back as 1636 as being too narrow for two carts to pass without incident.
The problem persists to this day, as there is only just enough room for vehicles to pass in one direction and with the absence of traffic control, we witness numerous incidents of traffic having to reverse back to allow oncoming vehicles to pass. Apparently, the convention is that whoever reaches the highest point of the bridge first, has right of way.
"See-u-Later" 