First stop we encountered the Breakfast Nazi at the first service station… NO BLACK PUDDING FOR YOU. SO Sans Le Pudding Noir we headed on to Porthcawl as recommended by my Navigator for the weekend. Porthcawl is a wonderful Welsh coastal town, perfect for hiking and beach combing along with some terrific photo op’s.
Hot chocolate to warm up and then onward into the past...
Caerphilly Castle is a must see if you are ever in this part of the World.
One of the great medieval castles of western Europe, the largest in Britain after Windsor, its large-scale use of water for defence and the fact that it is the first truly concentric castle in Britain. Doubtful if any of today's modern architecture will remain standing in 500 years! So much for the evolution of modern building technology.
He Man! 
and a shot in the fading afternoon light!
Looking down to the really quaint town of Caerphilly. Its sad that terms like Picturesque and quaint can only be applied to such historic towns, we seem to be incapable of creating such environments these days... I guess its the profit before people driver that overrides common sense.
After a fond farewell to the Lovely Severn Beach and a perfect host of course Phil, West to Devon and the Penguins. All the times I have been in Torquay but missed this Gem , The Living coasts. An open concept coastal zoo with Penguins, Puffins, Seals, Terns, Ducks and many many more and not forgetting the RATS.
Penguin and Seal Gossip; "hmm I know.. do you think I am putting on weight, I should really stay off the fish"Go on just one Kiss .. Honest...
Yes this container really is full of RATS!. Probably an only in England kind of story! Pretty smelly when you get inside but apparantly they leave a scent trail (eau d'Rat.) for navigation purposes, useful technique when the GPS fails you I guess.
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It was indeed a great day in wales. I had a blast man. Thanks for taking me out in the transformer car!
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