Day 30 Friday May 9

 Up away to Bradiford today in North Devon. Stopped at Cardiff on the way - the capital of Wales. What a great place! One side of the street appeared to be old town and the other new town!

An arcade

Another arcade

And another one. Some great arcades

A clock in the Main Street, built in 1897

St John the Baptist Church

One of the old town buildings

Another old town building

Street in Cardiff

Clock again

Another street

Cardiff Castle

One of the turrets on the castle

Panoramic of Cardiff Castle. Its history began with the first Roman fortress built in the 1st century!

Cardiff Castle, amazing but not open whilst we were there!

Cardiff Bay, it was so beautiful and blue and peaceful!

A merry go round in the bay

Ferris wheel, old building, old man - whoops I meant Gary! 🤪

Minus the old man!

The Antarctic 100 Memorial. It commemorates the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration and in particular Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Scientific Expedition of 1910 - 13. The memorial overlooks the point from which Scott’s expedition ship the SS Terra Nova, left Cardiff on 15 June 1910. Not too sure what the memorial depicts! 

Sign saying name of bridge


Crossed the Prince of Wales Bridge - the struts looked like a crown! Well to me they did!

Stopped at Barnstaple, about 2 miles from our accommodation.

The Long Bridge at Barnstaple - it is perhaps the only medieval structure to survive in the riverfront area. Originally no wider than 10 feet the stone packhorse bridge was in place by the 13th century and recorded  in a document dated around 1230, though it is unknown exactly when it was built

Clock tower in Barnstaple

Making lunch on the riverside, sun was just wonderful! Only second time in shorts!

Queen Anne’s Cafe- not sure who she was
Violet Cottage, where we are staying, our window on the left, our hire car on the right

Place again

Road into town.

Off to explore Cornwall tomorrow. Port Wen, sorry Port Isaac where Doc Martin was filmed! Plan on taking the toggers with us and hoping for a swim! 🥶

Comments

  1. Pam and VernonMay 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM

    Day 30 already...wow...how time flies! We don't need photos of old men...and old women, even another castle photo would be more pleasing!!??

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  2. Gary and TrishMay 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM

    I haven’t put any photos of you and Pam in here? 😋

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