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We were to leave our comfy cottage in Rhyd Ddu a day earlier as the forecast was so bad for the Friday we thought we may as well travel home during the rain. On the Thursday our friends and old neighbours from Nannerch joined us and little photography was done but more eating substituted. As we motored home we stopped in a little wood at the side of the road near Beddgelert to take a few snaps - and that was it. So only three pictures, and one of these is a black and white conversion.

After lunch in Beddgelert we drove towards Llanberis. By the side of the road (the A498) there are a number of laybys where you can stop and walk down footpaths to get a better view over the rough mountains of Snowdonia. The cloud had not lifted much during the day and still shrouded the tops of the mountains. Nevertheless there were views down to Llyn Gwynant and to the flanks of Snowdon. We carried on to Llanberis where we visited the Dinorwig power station - no photography unfortunately as this would make a fabulous project.

We woke to a cloudy morning in Trefor. Over breakfast we planned a trip to Beddgelert where we could walk by the river and have some lunch afterwards, our imaginations having been fired by passing the outskirts of the town on the Welsh Highland Railway. The rain held off all morning and we managed the walk along the River Glaslyn with it's mountainous, wooded sides and rocky bed. At one point we were passed by the steam train which flooded the valley with smoke. We also visited the purported grave of Gelert while we were there. Gelert was a dog who was mistakenly slain by his master, thinking that he had murdered his baby son, when in fact the 'faithful hound' had slain a wolf who was attempting just that. The story may have been created by the owner of the nearby Goat Hotel in Victorian times to encourage tourists! The steam train has just passed! Rene by Gelert's Grave