As we were awake early, we took the opportunty to walk up Gannock (Deganwy) Hill before breakfast.
Once again, the weather is mild and clear. Fields of bluebells fill the lower grasses, with yellow flowering gorse contrasting.
Small remnants of the Welsh castle can be sern. Compared to the size of Edward 1 Conwy Castle- seen as you climb higher, they are but fragments.
Yet they are such powerful symbols of the Welsh resistance against overwhelming odds.
The views from the top are spectacular.
Later we head to the gobsmacking beauty of Bodnant Gardens, where flowering yulips, rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and daffodils provide a colourful palette. A flowering wisteria climbs the front of the home. Simply glorious.
On we go, heading south and soon we come yo signs indicating a world heitage sight. Yhe canal that runs across an aquaduct high above the Dee River valley is indeed a civil enginering wonder.
Canal Boats moored along the canal, with one or two working give sn indication of the popularity of this sight at other time. It is lovely to stroll a distance along the Canal after crossing the aquaduct.
Just a few kilometres on is ourhomw for night - Llangollan. The Dee flows rapidly through this old village and with the warmer weather (18) young boys enjoy a swim after dropping off a rocky ledge into ehat must be icy water.
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