17th visit to Ty Coch

Once again my loving Godparents opened their cottage on a hill to the Leicstarrs.

Beautiful Ty Coch

Time at last to relax

We feel connected to Margaret's sister Mary and family as Hurricane Gonzalez moves from the East Coast USA over to Ireland and North Wales.  It's the same wind.

The light is wonderful on the day we arrive.

One of Joanna's amazing picture

Elizabeth with a local

In our element

Perhaps our last year together like this.

On the Wednesday  I went on an ill-fated trip to Leeds to do my Family Therapy course.  I past the Runcorn Chemical refineries which are amazing at night!  Trouble was, I got stuck on the M62 as it was closed to allow an air ambulance to land to rescue a lorry driver.  I was late to my lecture, and the journey took over 5 hours.

Runcorn by night (credited to the photographer)

Barmouth from Fairbourne Beach

The packhorse

On the way home we used Elizabeth life membership of the National Trust for the first time.  We visited Attingham Park; a Regency house with his and hers wings.  It also has an amazing 'Nash' picture gallery which started leaking 3 years after it was made.  The Trust is in the process of erecting a new water tight roof on it.

Attingham- Hers on the right, His on the left.

The amazing picture gallery.  We saw it full of scaffolding.

A very fine portico, but it did remind me of the modern  houses in Tripoli- Libya.