The long awaited, & and much imagined, day. One week after the bus trip to Adelaide, catch the bus to St Davids. Cynthia had booked for us prior. John and Cynthia drove us to Reading - waited at Sainsburys. Caught bus at 1 pm - little spat with the driver. Lady from Monastery at Milford. Beautiful drive to Haverfordwest via Chepstow (?), Swansea, Cross Hands, Port Talbot and Milford. Mum and I last on the bus. Waited at bus station in H/west from 7.10 - 8.05pm - not very cheerful. 'Shiloh' sheepdog on bus - very comforting. Lots of surfers and campers at Newgale. Shiloh and family got off after Solva. Frances and Paul waiting for us at bustop - short walk to their house. Huge pile of ham sandwiches. Still light at 10.00pm.
So began the magic 6 weeks. I can never thank Frances, David, Mark, Paul and Cairo enough for their hospitality - they made everything so easy for us. I still see so clearly Frances and Paul waiting for us in St Davids that I think I must have a photograph of them - but I don't.
Our home for 6 weeks
St David's Cathedral photographed from 'the best spot' divulged to us by our favourite bus driver, Jo.
Looking up to The Refectory from 'our secret garden'.
The grating we stepped over many times as we passed from our secret garden to the Refectory for lunch or a coffee. I think this is what rekindled my interest in crochet.
The doors to the Cathedral from the sensitively constructed new link between the Refectory and Cathedral.
Bizarre, I know, but I loved this sign on the toilets at the ford behind the Cathedral.
The singing bins of Whitesands - a much loved joke shared by Mum, Georgia and me.
2 doorways we loved.
'The Cross', social hub of St Davids.
My favourite school gates in the world.
On the wall leading back to David and Frances'.
David gave me the CD 'The Boy with a Note: An Evocation of the Life of Dylan Thomas in Words & Music', by Ralph McTell. It is played frequently... I love the lines '...to wake up at home in the house on the shore with you by my side in Wales'.
And I love that Georgia loves this place too.
And I love that Georgia loves this place too.
Little teary at this one. If you think I love it ( oh and i DO! ) you wait 'till we get to go with Ella who already loves it even though she's never been. She keeps asking me when we will go to Wales with GrandeMaggie....And we will both get to share it all over again and watch her experience it all for the first time.
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