At the Pembroke Military Barracks, and a catch up from Thursday 15th May 6 weeks into our trip

Today is the half way point of our trip, 6 weeks since we left home.  We have done and seen so much, been in bitterly cold and now looks like we will enjoy some summer sunshine for a couple of days.

We have been to so many interesting places in this ancient land, and had many experiences.  Our accommodation has all been excellent, in different ways.  Breakfasts vary in almost every place, and our hosts in Swansea go out of their way in providing an excellent breakfast.

I had Welsh pancakes for breakfast, leek and bacon mush like our corn beef fritters.  Tomorrow I am trying another Welsh food, Glenmorgan sausage, which isn't a sausage at all, rather it is cheese, eggs, herbs and coated in breadcrumbs.  Welsh lamb is delicious.

Meal portion sizes are huge.  There is a definite trend towards fresh food, rather than a lot of frozen, as is reflected in the many supermarkets.

I have found a new friend in a Pimms drink, might have to change my tastes when I get home.  With no Bundaberg rum, John has tried a different variety of rums as well.

Wine in UK is expensive due to taxes.  Wines in Germany are cheap and probably the best yet.like
Unlike Australia, we can't go to a Rugby Club for a meal, it seems like they don't have their own restaurants, but the stadiums are super huge.

So far we have not caught a cold, or anything else, touch wood.  But I did manage to leave all my makeup at the last B&B and had to repurchase here, and everything was so much cheaper.

Another reason to spend a bit of time in the Singapore Airport terminal, where their make up is way cheaper than at home.

A little lesson in the Welsh language

The language is certainly different, and often the words are sort of phonetically sounding.  Some times a bit  like when Cloe was learning to talk she had difficulty with some letters!

Then to the Pembroke Military Barracks to get these photos I have had to photograph the originals on my tablet, and will have to do a review and update of my whole blog before I send it to be printed.

The barracks are built around a courtyard parade ground

The plebs probably lived in the basement rooms, and the iron railings show Queen Victoria on them

Enter over the drawbridge to the parade ground, my g.g. grandfather would have walked through here

At the doors to the drawbridge

The resident ghosts in the moat, a couple of goats

As today is a "catch up" day, washing is of the order, and we have found a laundrette so our heavy jackets can do with a wash, before re-organising the wardrobe in the boot!

Then we will take in some of the sights of Swansea.