Estuary

We walked along the costal path to Black Rock Sands to meet Krisie and Dan at Shenanigan's pub  for lunch, but the pub was closed and boarded up. So we all went to Borth-y-Gest where only the Seaview Coffee Bar Bistro  was open  doing take-aways. So we sat on benches overlooking the harbour and ate our lunch.

Afterwards we went for a stroll along the cliffs.

Black Rock Sands pub when it existed - photo taken from Google Earth

It's a shame the pub at Black Rock Sands has gone as it's a long walk from Criccieth that we do at least once every time we stay in Criccieth and it was our stop for coffee and sometimes lunch before turning back

Sunday Dinner with Dan and Krisie

Sunday dinner at the apartment was a roast with lamb shanks, lots of wine and good company.

Dinner pic by Krisie, group pic by Dan

Criccieth

To Wales for the week, which coincided with hot still weather. We had the top floor of this pink house on the sea front.

Kitchen

Dining table

Living area

View from side window

Front view 

The apartment didn't have ice trays, so Dan bought us plastic sheets with moulds you fill with water and freeze. And I ordered a non-slip mat for the shower, which arrived the following day thanks to Amazon Prime. 

Prime Steak and Grill

Fillet steak (200g), triple cooked chunky chips, house salad at Prime Steak and Grill

Monday is BYO night, so we had my last bottle of Ridge Lytton Springs 2013 (74% Zinfandel, 16% Petite Sirah, 8% Carignan and 2% Mourvèdre. Delicious and a long life ahead of it.

First Mint of 2021

 

There's enough mint for mint sauce to go with tonight's roast lamb. This is English Lamb variety, I also used some sprigs of Moroccan mint. 

Mini Grumps at KWIV

 Our third 'Rule of 6' mini Grumps at King William IV

L>R Rick, Peter, John, Andy, Mike, Martin

Last Morning in Gt Yarmouth

After a too brief three nights in Great Yarmouth it was time to leave. It was the sunniest day of course. After checking out we walked down the front to the 'Yarmouth Eye' which was supposed to open at 11am, but eventually did at 11:30.

It's 50 metres tall, cost £8 and we got three revolutions, plus stopping time paused at the top while new riders boarded.

The view south, with the new harbour in the distance

The view north

The pier, now with only sand below.

Then we headed home. Misled by a road-side sign for a cafe we went looking for lunch, but the café was closed on Wednesday's, so we went to this restaurant/pub. 

where the only free tables were picnic benches in the garden, and we had

The fish was enormous - the waitress called them whales - and the chips were deliciously crispy, but after an Imperial breakfast we couldn't finish it....

and so home.....