we love Wales

This is a gorgeous area. Very high peaks,wonderful trauls to follow, fields of wildflowers, and many, many sheep. We hiked in an area today where we got great views of the high peaks of Snowdonia, and wound up by a lovely lake. It sure was hot! This is not pristine country... Britain and Ireland have long been deforested. But the mountains are fantastic. There are efforts to reforest this area, I plan to follow this. People are very friendly here. We missed a bus back to our lodge, but people who we had talked with gave us a ride to a nearby town, and folks there helped us find a taxi. Many people here speak Welsh. It seems like there are movements for autonomy, but I do not know if things have ever been as intense as in England. We hope to comeback and investigate. On to Dublin tomorrow for the flight back to the States on Tuesday. I will post again tomorow or Monday.