Early rise and cab to ferry terminal for the 2-hr trip to Holyhead, Wales. We stopped in the village of ‘Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch’ for a photo-op next to the town’s welcome sign. Per wikipedia, the name means: Parish [church] of [St.] Mary (Llanfair) [in] Hollow (pwll) of the White Hazel [township] (gwyn gyll) near (go ger) the rapid whirlpool (y chwyrn drobwll) [and] the parish [church] of [St.] Tysilio (Llantysilio) with a red cave ([a]g ogo[f] goch). Now you know.
On to Conwy, a fantastic castle town with views of the Irish Sea and port. An award-winning pub, the Albion Hotel, warrants a stop. Our drive takes us through beautiful Snowdonia National Park and the resort village of Betws-y-Coed. Further down the road is Porthmadog & the Purple Moose Brewery.
Our lodging for the night is a really cool B&B, the ‘Plas Gwyn’ in Dolgellau. We enjoyed a fantastic meal at the 160-year-old ‘Y Meirionnydd’ restaurant in town.
