Winchester Mill Youth Hostel

A very old building there

Nancy at Winchester Cathedral

Evening view of the Hostel, while sipping wine at the Pub

Our Dorm room at the Youth Hostel

The rafters of our Dorm room

Stonehenge

Part of the Stone Circle at Avebury

Looking into the huge Henge ditch at Avebury

We arrive in Wales
-
Tinturn Abbey

Kidwelly Castle

Kidwelly Castle

Kidwelly Castle

Weaving at the Welsh Woolen Museum

Spinning

Carolyn using our little laptop

Breakfast at our B&B in Felindre

Welsh Hearth with ancient beam

Typical Breakfast!!

Ffarm Caws Cenarth Organic Cheese Farm

Carolyn getting cheesemaking tips from Carwyn

Blue Cheese in the making

Waiting for the tide

Further North on the coast - Coming into Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth

We arrive "Home" and are welcomed by a rainbow

Exploring the churchyard at Llanfihangel Yng Ngwynfa

Churchyard at the Church of St Michael
(History)

Our B&B, a working Dairy Farm

Our B&B, Cwm Llwynog, "Valley of the Fox"

Our Room at Cwm Llwynog

Breakfast at the B&B

Roger Milking

Roger & milkcows

Roger and Carolyn talk farming

Welsh Hearth, with woodstove

Loading Silage for the cows

Packing & Storing the Silage for the season

The beautiful Vyrnwy Dam - Isaacs helped build this in the 1890s

A very common view - only a foot or two wider than our car!

Fun exploring with Kathleen - Our connecting with her family research is what brought us all together

Church of St Melangell
(History)

Carolyn exploring the churchyard

Kathleen, Selwyn
& Thomas Erfyl
with us

The location of the home where John & Esther Isaac lived in Meifod in 1861

Haulwen and daughter Lorraine, son Rob, and granddaughter

Thomas & Kath took us to meet family - We loved meeting Gwyneth, another 3rd cousin

Thomas' brother, Maurice & his wife Haulwen

Thomas' sister, Bronwen made us feel so welcome!

Rich and Bronwen, more wonderful cousins!

As a boy John Dafydd played with the Isaac children here at Pengraig

John Dafydd's Old School at Pont Llogel

We're being watched carefully

Gwyndaf points out farm locations

The War Memorial at Llangynyw

Church of St Cynyw In Llangynyw
(History)

View from the Llanfihangel Yng Ngwynfa hilltop

Resting

A quiet place by the river

St. John's Dolanog

Thirstquenching scenery

Blooming Hedgerows

Mom visits with a Welsh Pony

Stablemates

An evening walk on the Banwy River, near our B&B at Llanfair Caereinion

More cousins - Carol, Geoff & Nancy - we met them in Chester

The Wall at Chester - it encircles the old city

Carol & Carolyn

Making friends - Hilary & Howard

A beautiful walk near Llanfyllin

Sheep resting under an ancient tree

Beautiful

Thomas & Kathleen take us to Barmouth on the ocean

Carolyn, Kathleen & Thomas

3rd cousins Thomas & Carolyn

At Barmouth

Pastures where Thomas has shepherded since 1964

Steamtrain to Welshpool

Meeting Maureen in Welshpool

Through the pastures

It's a noisey, fun bumpy ride

Steamtrain

Coed y Garthllwyd, where the Richards lived in 1841

Puttenham, where Nancy's father's Putnam family came from

We leave Wales - to Puttenham Church

Our free London Room

At the British Museum

In London - on a Red Double-Decker Bus

The Kings' Horses at the Tower of London Museum

Big Ben from the Riverboat

Changing of the Guards at the Palace

Guards

Practice for the Queens Birthday Celebration

For the Queen's Birthday