We headed towards the ‘Prince of Wales Quarry’ but along the way we just had to stop to watch the sun cast brightness over the landscape. These first few images were taken by the side of the A498
The wider image below gives a better impression of the overall view.
We then moved on to the quarry, but discovered the track to it was closed and we weren’t going to walk the 2 miles to get there. So we moved on to another nearby location ‘Rhyd Ddu’ for a 500m walk towards a few derelict buildings nearby a lake.
Holly managed to walk the 500m in both directions, which we were surprised about but she did show signs of weariness later in the day. The next stop was a reservoir 3 minutes away – we left Holly in the car for this one.
The lake continued to the left of this image where I spotted a large tree at the back that I fancied photographing. Vanessa waited in the car with Holly while I did my mountain goat bit to get to a good vantage point.
The peak in the background is Y Garn Summit and the lake is Llyn y Dywarchen which is frequented by fly fishermen for the trout that are stocked to keep the numbers up.
It was now about 2:30, so we headed back to Beddgelert for a coffee and cake. This little village was very photogenic and well worth a visit. We enjoyed a clotted cream scone and coffee before having a stroll around.
We also spent some time in the churchyard and as the sun was out in full I switched back to Infrared again.
We headed out to the coast at Criccieth but the town (or castle) didn’t seem that interesting, so we headed back to the motorhome and naturally we stopped along the way when a photo opportunity arose.
We were right to be worried about Holly as her back legs gave way when we returned to the motorhome. So we’ll not walk her far tomorrow, but first we have to wait for the rain to subside.
Bateson's Travel log 