Lodge Life :: April 2023

Hi there everyone 😀

It was Saturday the 1st of April and day 5 of our Easter break in North Wales. It was lovely to have a full day with no rain forecast. In fact we actually had lots of blue sky and sunshine and it was warm enough to spend the day with pretty much all the doors and windows thrown open to let in lots of lovely fresh air.

We spent the day around the lodge. There was a load of washing done and two lots of batch cooking ready for our Easter visitors.

A beef ragu … just needing a macaroni cheese topping …

… and a spicy Turkey burrito mix ready for serving with salad, grated cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream, avocado and jalepeno chillis …

Martin got the jet washing bug again and did the skirt of the lodge while I did a bit of blogging …

We had an unusual event for us for a Saturday night. We went out. Yes … out, out.

We met up with some of my old school friends who live over this way and it’s been lovely to reconnect after many years of losing touch. 

They recommended a local curry house, Bombay Joes in Nefyn, literally just down the road from our lodge and it did not disappoint. The food was good the chat so good that I forgot to take photos of the food but we did take a few photos of our drive to meet them … not our normal view when going out for a curry I can tell you …

On Sunday the weather was good again but we were both feeling lazy so we just went for a bit of a drive back into Nefyn to have a look at the old ‘herring tower’, which our friends had pointed out to us on Saturday night …

We were also aiming for a look in the local maritime museum but were disappointed to find it all locked up.

We decided to try and capture some photos of sheep with their spring lambs and managed a couple, though they were all very shy …

We then had a Geocache on the cards called two bays view. We didn’t have much luck with finding it, even with Martin battling through the very prickly gorse. it was worth it for the view though … As you can see it was pretty impressive looking across to Nefyn and Morfa Nefyn …

On Monday we felt it was time for a bit of ‘a big day out’ and there had been somewhere that we had been wanting to see for a while so we headed over to Anglesey but this time, instead of taking the Menai Bridge and heading right towards Beaumaris we took the Britannia Bridge and headed left down to the Newborough Nature Reserve.

The place we really wanted to visit was Ynys Llanddwyn. It looked beautiful with old ruined chapels, ancient crosses and lighthouses. We didn’t really think that we’d be able to get that far as it’s about a four mile walk there and back, which is a fair way further than we’d normally attempt, but I was hopeful we may be able to walk part way and get some photos from a distance.

It didn’t disappoint and you will know from my previous post that we did manage to surprise ourselves and complete the walk … we didn’t half feel it for the next couple of days though …

Tuesday was very much a rest day but Wednesday we had cleaning on the cards, ready for Jackie and Phil, who were coming over for the first time for the Easter weekend … though we did decide to head out to a new Cafe to try out their breakfast first …

The weather was pretty rubbish and the lanes were pretty narrow but things were looking promising for some sunshine for Jackie and Phil at the weekend …

Thursday was a trip to the supermarket to stock up for the weekend … not the most pleasant experience as the supermarket was heaving ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, but we were soon sorted and back home and awaiting our guests arrival.

They arrived safe and sound and were soon settled in and we were all looking forward to the promise of sunshine for the weekend, which did not disappoint. 

We had a lovely day out on Anglesey … this time with a visit to Beaumaris and the lighthouse at Penmon … 

On Monday our guests headed for home and we holed up in the warm against the weather … which was pretty much what we did on Tuesday too. Listening to the 60 mile an hour winds kept us occupied for most of the day. The only time Martin ventured outside was to rescue the decking furniture as it blew across the width of the deck. We ended up bringing the BBQ in before it toppled over.

And I know it’s beginning to feel a bit repetitive but Wednesday was very much the same, though we did have the excitement of the heating engineer coming to do the annual gas safety check. 

On Thursday we were so happy to see the return of the sunshine. It always seems to be the case that once the sun comes out it’s like we are seeing everything for the first time again. It is such a beautiful part of the country, especially in the spring with bright yellow gorse and frothy white hawthorn and cheerful daffs lining the narrow lanes. 

We opted for a lunchtime visit to The Gallery Cafe in Llanbedrog where we had a lovely lunch and bit of a wander in the sunshine …

Friday, the rain was back, and it was time to come home … we weren’t really ready but then we couldn’t really complain … we’d stayed about three weeks and it’s only a couple of weeks before we are back 😁

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