UK, Day 10: Castles And A Guy Named Dylan

With limited internet access, Ava's blog wasn't updated for a few days.  That, however, doesn't mean that Ava's UK adventures didn't continue...

After breakfast on Friday morning, we walked a few blocks to the tiny ruins of Narberth Castle.  With it's gate tucked behind a wall on a normal street, you would practically miss it if you didn't already know about it.

Saying goodbye to Narberth, we drove down to Laugharne, in Carmarthenshire, with its imposing castle overlooking the estuary of the River Taf. 

Jumping forward 800 years in history we walked along the hillside to peek into the writing shed where the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas wrote Under Milk Wood, and then on down to the Dylan Thomas Boathouse where he lived for the last four years of his life.

Being such a nice day we were able to have tea, welsh cakes, and bara brith outside just as Thomas would have (although he probably would have been drinking whiskey).

With the tide having receded we took the path along the water (which had been completely submerged an hour earlier) back to the castle where we were able to go inside and out.

After a busy morning, we made our way to the Mumbles in Swansea where we met up with Kerrie, Ben, Matthew, Haydn, and Hollie.  After lunch we all enjoyed ice cream at Joe's and a stroll along the waterfront. 

Leaving the very busy Mumbles area, we drove along narrow roads into the countryside to the tiny village of Llanrhidian where our rental house was next to a church and a large field of sheep (of course).

You can find out more tomorrow about our trip to Rhossili Bay and our attempts to find Weobley Castle.