Ray at St. Fagans, near Cardiff, Wales
Ray and Bruce at St. Fagan's, Wales
Ray at the center of a Druid circle trying to commune with the infinite
Ray and Bruce in the boathouse at St. Fagan's
Cattle pasture on the River Wye
Robin
Fields on the River Wye
Ray in front of Chepstow Castle
Ray climbs a style on the River Wye walk
Ray and Bruce at Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey
Ray at the Caerleon Roman Amphitheater
Bruce at the Caerleon Roman Amphitheater
Ray at Llanthony Priory in the Vale of Ewyas
Llanthony Priory, Vale of Ewyas
Ray and Bruce at Llanthony Priory
One more look at the Llanthony Priory; the snack shop is visible through the arch
Sheep meadow in the Vale of Ewyas
Bruce at the sheep meadow
Ray at the top of the pass, Vale of Ewyas. Cold and very windy!
Ray enjoys ice cream with flake
Llangollen, Wales
View from our hotel in Llangollen. That's Dinas Bran Castle ruins at the top of the hill
Ray relaxing at The Corn Mill in Llangollen
Dinas Bran Castle viewed through the hotel telescope
Looking up the hill to Dinas Bran from halfway up the hill
Dinas Bran Castle ruins, with graxing sheep (there are ALWAYS grazing sheep in Wales)
Bruce at Dinas Bran
Ray at Dinas Bran
Sheep eyes me as I take her picture, Dinas Bran
View westwards from Dinas Bran
View northwest from Dinas Bran
View north from Dinas Bran
Tourists ride a canal boat on the Telford aqueduct over the river Dee
Telford aqueduct
Bruce atop Telford aqueduct
Ray atop Telford aqueduct
View of bridge over the River Dee, taken from the Telford aqueduct
Ray and Bruce in Llandudno. Wales on the strand
Ray, view from the Llandudno pier
View from Great Orme looking down at Llandudno
Ray at the top of Great Orme; the flies are about to swarm all over us
View of Llandudno as we walk down from Great Orme to the town
Llandudno Pier
Snowden! First leg of Pig Track
Ray is climbing strong as we make our way up the first leg of the trip
Llyn Llydaw below Snowden. The stile is on the Pig Track, and the photo is taken from the foot of the Crib Goch path
Those dots on the ridge are climbers on the treacherous Crib Goch. Someone died in a fall there two days earlier.
Llyn Llydaw just below Snowden
Ray and Bruce on Pig Track
Our first peek at Glaslyn nestled just below the main peak of Snowden
Bruce, with Snowden over his shoulder
Ray, with the hard climb beginning to show on his face
Glaslyn and the main peak of Snowden. That's the Miner's Track along the lakeshore.
The Miner's Track climbs up to the zig-zags. It joins our trail about halfway up.
Looking down the zig-zags, nearing the junction at the top of the ridge.
Ray and Bruce just below the summit, with a crowd of Snowden conquerers at the top.
Ray at the top. Happy?
Happy!
Looking down along the Llanberis path at the rail station. We think we'll be able to ride the train down, but soon we'll find that's not the case.
Looking westwards from halfway down the Llanberis path
Tea and scones just outside of Llanberis. We made it down!
Ray and Bruce at the Slate Mine and Museum in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
Pigeon in Llandudno. It looks a little unhappy with me.
Now the pigeon is really upset.
Now the pigeon is flying at my face.
Ray on Eagle Tower of Caernarfon Castle
Ray and Bruce in the courtyard of Caernarfon Castle
Ray at the Roman ruins in Holyhead
Ray and Bruce at St. Cybi's Church in Holyhead
Mark, Ray, and Mike in Dublin at an entrance to St. Stephen's Green
Sherry and Mark, St. Stephen's Green
Sherry and Mark enjoy Guinness at the Gravity Bar, Guinness Storehouse tour
Ray demonstrates proper handwashing in front of Sunlight Chambers, built by Lever brothers (Lever Soap). The frieze on the building demonstrates the
Our rental house in Dingle, Ireland
Ray in front of the Slieve Mish mountains on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
Ray and Bruce, with Castlegregory in the background
Uncle Mike and my mother Joyce on the Ventry Shingle, Dingle Peninsula
Ray escapes to the Ventry beach
Margaret on the beach in Ventry
My mother Joyce at the Dunbeg Promentory Fort
Mike and Ray at Dunbeg
Looking east along the Dingle Peninsula from Dunbeg
Ray at Dunbeg
Bruce at Dunbeg
Ray and Bruce at beehive huts near Dunbeg
Ray and a beehive hut
Looking west from Slea Head
Looking west from Slea Head. Those are the Blaskets across the water.
Joyce at Slea Head, Blaskets in the background
Margaret at Slea Head
Coumeencole North, Dingle Peninsula
Ray at Slea Head
Gallarus Oratory
Ray and Bruce inside Gallarus Oratory
Mike and Margaret inside Galllarus Oratory
Killorglin, Ring of Kerry
Hugh
Hugh does a little rock climbing, Ring of Kerry
Hugh got his socks wet climbing, so he dries them in the car
Looking north from Coomatloukane on the Ring of Kerry
Joyce holds a lamb at Coomatloukane
Hugh holds the lamb
Hugh with a wild Irish sky behind him
Pathway through an actual emerald-colored forest. The camera couldn't do the colors justice. Ring of Beara, Ireland
Stone circle remnants near Lauragh, Ring of Beara
Mike on a walk in epic terrain
Looking north to the Ring of Kerry from hills west of Lauragh
Sign for Sron Bearrain, Shronebirran (Stone Circle)
Shronebirran Stone Circle, Beara Peninsula
Sheep meadow across from Shronebirran Stone Circle
Rainbow over Kenmare, Ireland
Hugh at the docks of Dingle Town
The boat I took to Great Blasket
View from the boat, Blaskets in the background
Remains of the houses on Great Blasket
Disembarking onto Great Blasket. We landed from a raft; our boat is in the upper right corner
Two people walk along the sheep trail on Great Blasket. There are seals on the beach.
Sheep on Great Blasket
Bruce on Great Blasket. That's Slea Head across the water
The ramains of the houses on Great Blasket
Looking northeastwards from Great Blasket
Ruind of Napoleon-era watch tower at the top of Great Blasket
Seals on the beach of Great Blasket
Sheep sleeping in a narrow grassy spit on Great Blasket
One of several times on the trip when traffic crawled along behind cattle coming in from the fields
Cliffs of Moher; this is the warning sign pretty much everyone ignores.
Cliffs of Moher
Bruce at Cliffs of Moher
Looking south at the Cliffs of Moher. They're tall!
Sign for Poulnabrone Portal Tomb
Poulnabrone Portal Tomb