Today we are off to the beachfront!  Not sure we will be swimming though; the maximum temperature is going to be about 13 deg C.

We headed off just before 0900.  The road was quite winding and steep in places.  Lots of little villages with building made from the grey stone common to the area.

Stopped for a walk around Machynlleth, it had a great clock tower in the centre of town.

Jude went into several antique shops, and a few others and bought some stuff.  It was very cold and a little windy.  After about half an hour we were on the road again.

Some more winding road and before we realised we were in Aberystwyth at the beach.  It is a typical British seaside town with lots of units overlooking the “beach”.  The “beach” is all grey sand and rocks and, I presume, the water was very cold, although I didn’t test it.

We were a bit cheeky and tried to get into our hotel at about 1215 (check-in is normally 1500) only to be told the room was not ready.  Off for a walk along the promenade above the beach.  Some very interesting buildings and monuments along the way. 

Obviously the storm last Monday was quite bad here, there are still piles of stones and sand that has washed up over the sea wall onto the promenade.  We had some lunch and killed some time until we could check into the hotel.  We found that we were on the first floor and even though it advertises that it has a lift it is out of order and evidently has been for years!  Jude had a discussion with the receptionist, who later came up and offered us a room in another hotel or apartments in the centre of town…it was tempting, however the beachfront view over the ocean was too much to give up so we dragged the luggage upstairs.