What a night last night. The Lionesses beating Sweden 4-0 in the Euros. We can't wait until Sunday, when we'll need to ensure we have signal to
watch the final match. Apert from us shouting our support, last night passed
quietly, Marge and one other van. We were more than happy this morning to take
things easy washing clothes, showering, sorting out our toilet and water and
chatting to David which meant it was nearly one o' clock before we left. Then a
stop at a nearby Lidl, where Angela was given the full Welsh experience.
Announcements in Welsh. Signage in Welsh. Welsh spoken at the checkout. Even
the eggs had a Welsh label on them complete with large red dragon.
As the day was well underway by the time, we left Lidl we decided to travel along the coast to Kidwelly. Free overnight stops are few and far between in this area and campsites expensive. The campsite down by the beach where we stayed last night would have cost forty-five pounds for a night. Fifty pounds with electrical hook-up. Scandalous! Yes Marge, it is.
At Kidwelly there
were two overnight spots. One at the old quay the other in the town. We parked
up at the old quay first and after taking a short walk realised that noise from
a nearby tip used by skip lorries would probably be more than a little
annoying, so moved into the small town where we are now parked by the ruins of
the nineteenth century slaughterhouse. We take you to all the best places
Marge.
Kidwelly made us think of a small French town. A little tired,
some shops closed, not many people around and dominated by the ruins of a large
castle. The castle in fact one of the best examples of a Norman development.
After walking around the outside of the castle alongside the river, we as usual
visited the churchyard. Why, because we always do. There's always something
interesting to see, if a little quiet.
There is one other van here with us so far which is O.K. It makes
Angela feel more comfortable if we have neighbours. One thing Kidwelly does
have going for it is two Chinese take aways, so guess what tonights meal will
be. Well, it'll be wrong not to, when we're parking up overnight for free. You
must put money into the local economy!
