Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
The Bishop's Palace (needs some renovation)
The present day Dean's house
Saint David's Cathedral (exterior)
Saint David's Cathedral (interior)
Gatehouse
Saint Non's Well, near Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire.
Non was the mother of Saint David.
For our two week stay in South Wales we parked our caravan at a campsite at Pembrey Country Park.
Cross country eventing fences in Pembrey Park.
From the park it is a two mile or so walk along the coast to the nearest town, Burry Port, a sleepy little harbour thats main claim to fame is that Amelia Earhart landed safely there when she crossed the Atlantic from Newfoundland in 1928.
Dinefwr House and parkland
The highlight of the holiday for me was our visit to the Carmarthenshire village of Laugharne, where the poet, Dylan Thomas lived for the last five years of his life.
The Boat House, Dylan Thomas' home.
Dylan Thomas' writing shed (originally the Boat House garage).
Dylan Thomas grave in the graveyard of the parish church.
Delightful, Jonathan. Thank you for sharing the beautiful vistas, the Dylan Thomas place, and the (needs work) bishop’s palace. I very much enjoy your photos, your website, your liturgy and your comments.
Oh, MP, you’ve outdone yourself! It’s like a pilgrimage . . . plus pups! 🙂
Damn badgers! Thanks for sharing the photos.
Splendid, as always. Thanks. The Dylan Thomas stuff was especially good.
Random thoughts, in no particular order:
* A wooden cross, for the native bard (whose “rage, rage”ing finally came to an end), among the tombstones? O_o
* At least the Welsh Reformation seems to have only knocked down the bishop’s palace, not the whole cathedral!
* Dang, I want my own writing shed. My dad’s kitchen just isn’t the same…
* “No Turning Point Ahead Go Back”: it’s safe to say EVERYONE at OCICBW has had to overcome *this* one.
* LOVE the painted windows at The Pelican!
* I think I would say “ruined chapel” not “ruinous chapel” (or does that chapel go about ruining other things?)
* MP, the clouds over the sea pics (both day and sunset) are SPECTACULAR!
* “St Patrick, St David, and St Andrew walk into a bar, er, shrine.” [You just KNOW Pat&Dave trashed the Scots, Dave&Andy *destroyed* the Irish, and Paddy&Andy…just yawned over the Welsh. Then they all got together and said . . . “ENGLISH DIE!!!” (That last phrase is burned into my memory, as graffitti written on an overpass, right after our train crossed into Wales from England. Late Summer, 1980)]
* MP, did you or Missus MP drink, splash on, spritz or otherwise collect any of the St Non’s Well Water?
* In (some parts of) America, people just place an old bathtub around the BVM. Not elaborate stonework, complete w/ keystone.
Looking forward to Part Two!