Parked up on a street off the High Street and found ourselves a coffee in the Pandarn Hotel...Tony met us there. We then walked down to the lake so Tony could exercise the dogs, then accompany us to the Mountain Railway station. At the ticket office they informed us that the weather was so bad the train journey would be severely curtailed…we accepted a refund and returned to our car as the heavens opened. We decided to follow Tony back to Abersoch and take a look at Sarah’s cottage, where we were planning to stop over on Wednesday night if Aki hadn’t come down with covid. We found a cafe in Abersoch which welcomed dogs, and ate lunch there. Abersoch is a cute little seaside village with a small harbour, which has a rather Cornish feel. After lunch Tony took us to the beach, but the cutting wind soon drove us back to the car park, and we repaired to Sarah’s quaint cottage a mile or so down the road…glad we didn’t stop there, as the whiff of damp dog and dog food was a trifle discomfiting. Tony served tea and cake and we chatted in the living room, before we had to head back to Betws, via Porthmadog. Arrived at Celyn y Coed Hall and were met by Michael, our host. He and his wife had sold their Oxford semi 20 years ago and bought half a hall…but it had proved costly to refurbish, and they had been forced to let out apartments as self catering BnB units. The apartment was very roomy...a large living-room with big leather sofa, a double bedroom, a kitchen with all mod coms, and a bathroom with shower. We ventured into Betws in search of dinner...ended up at the Gwyndyr Hotel...had a seafood linguine...it was OK, but nothing to write home about. Took a turn around the village before heading back to the Hall for a bath before bed...
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