Wales(2)

To sample some more of the Welsh scenery we drove inland on the A485 to take us to Devil's Bridge by way of Tregaron and then via the B4343 through Pontrhydfendigaid (no the keyboard didn't go crazy) and 'Ysbyty Ystwyth' (and no, the keyboard didn't forget where the 'rest' of the vowels are). Incidentally 'Ysbyty Ystwyth' contains two 'vowels' - 'w' and 'y'.

Again it was a very pleasant day and quite a good drive along these much smaller country roads. There is a very pleasant village at Devil's Bridge, situated at the head of Rheidol Valley, which is a bit of a tourist spot but most of the touristy stuff was already closed down for the winter. You can still pay by coins to get through the turnstile and walk the tracks but Pat wasn't interested in walking and I satisfied my exercise needs by walking back down from the carpark to have a look from the side of the bridge.
This shot is looking directly down from the upstream side of the bridge at the narrow cataract. The present bridge is actually the third one on the spot and the first two are still underneath it. From downstream you can see all three bridges, the first one built in (I think) the 13th century, and the second (I think) in the 18th century. Apparently Devil's Bridge is a common name given to bridges in narrow, hazardous locations.

Heading away from Devil's Bridge we headed back down the Rheidol Valley towards Aberystwyth where we had lunch and then back to the cottage. Although the distance we travelled wasn't great it had been slow going because of the narrow roads and, in any case, we wanted time to appreciate the Landscape.