Friday 12 September 2014

Aberystwyth Re-visited

At the beginning of the year, all along the south and west coasts Britain was battered by storms. Seems such a long time ago now. Hard to imagine that only nine months ago, it was all like this.
Aberystwyth on the South Wales coastline was one of the many little towns and hamlets to feel the brunt ....



We live inland about 60 miles away. Last Monday we went out on a day trip. It's funny, when it's winter you can't imagine the summer and in the summer time, winter seems a million light years away.



The sun was shining, but most the holiday makers had packed up and gone home. The children, back in school. The uni and college students not yet back. The boats in the harbour, hunkered down and not a fisherman in sight. The walkway through the castle ruins all but deserted. The last remnants of the wild little pink thrift growing in clumps by the castle wall. Rock pools with fronds of trailing red and green algae and limpets. The sea endlessly swishing as the tide idly ebbed and flowed. You could breathe in the pungent smell of  seaweed trapped on the shore. Just a few of us and the seagulls and I loved it.

12 comments:

  1. What a lovely day trip....thanks for taking us all with you.

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  2. Molly...it looks lovely
    It's great to see its recovery x

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  3. I do hope we avoid storms like last winter's storms.

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  4. Looks like a great day out. What a difference a few months make.

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  5. I have one, or maybe two, cousins who studied agriculture at Aberystwyth. Sadly I've never been there myself.

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  6. On the list for next years holiday in Wales.I have wanted to go there for ages.

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  7. Aberystwyth has always been a special place for us too - must take a trip out and breath in that salty fresh air - wonderful - best wishes to you both x

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  8. Thank you for taking us on this trip with you :-)

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  9. I remember hearing about those storms and wondering about you. What a rough year! But also what a great video. You have such a love of the area--you should be a tour guide, which is exactly what you are for us. Very nice!

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  10. How good to see Aber back to normal and looking great. The blue sea and sky look positively Mediterranean, Molly. :-)

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  11. So true, we cannot image the seasons until they arrive - then it seems as though it was always like that!

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  12. Thank you for all your lovely comments xx

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