The Main Shore Llandudno.

Here we all are visiting the Help the Aged Wishing well on the promanade. Sitting and enjoying the shade of the canopy after having slotted our pocket money in and made our wishes.



As you can see it's still a lovely hot day even in this late afternoon/early evening.
We had hoped that The Punch and Judy Kiosk (and the donkeys giving rides on the beach!) would still be in operation during this forecasted Indian Summer week as we missed them last year but guessing that both the owners felt that it wasn't really worth continuing now that the children had all returned to school.





Ross spies two Kayaks nearby and decides to see what it is like sitting in one of them.



After having a word with one of the owners, who had previously just paddled from the West Shore round part of the Great Orme to here, the others joined him.



It is very difficult to see this whole effect of Ross sitting on this Dragon Fly on the roundabout in Llandudno's main street where last year Fritz rode on the Dolfins.



Hopefully you can just make out him sitting on the body with the metal wings spreading out either side of him.



Annaliese sitting on the neck of a butterfly.



Unfortunately when you try to take the photo from the pavements around it just blurs in with the surrounding base of flowers and you loose the effect.



It's time to head home now after an enjoyable day here again this year. Hopefully some more of us will be back again in 2012.

Activities at the top of the Great Orme.

After leaving Conwy Quay we went into Llandudno to get one of the famous North Wales Cadwalader's award winning ice-creams which we then leisurely ate sitting on the West Shore. I didn't take any photos here although it is my very favourite spot as I knew that we were heading up afterwards onto the top of the Great Orme to let Ross see, go on and drive one of the Orme trams.... as Dr. Lawrence Jones has previously suggested in comments on past posts.
The trams are numbered and run in shuttles and stages on a wire pully system ...so here we are admiring the view whilst we wait for tram no 7 to arrive and let the passengers off.
Annaliese is first out as she was last into the car boot and calls to the others to come and sit with her.



It is really breezy up here and Ross is unfortunately blown over.



With him back into a sitting-up position they look out over the bay formed between the Great and Little Ormes.



The other three decide to stay there and cool off in the breeze after the scorching hot day whilst Ross heads towards the office to buy his ticket.



Loving the 'all blue' theme here in these two photos.



The time for boarding the tram is called but the steps are steep and the breeze catches Ross and causes him to take a tumble before he can get onto the second step.



Second time lucky and he finally manages to get onto the second step.



We're finally aboard and hopefully still in one piece.



Ross takes a front seat and waits while the other passengers get on.



Nearly ready for the off and the driver lets Ross have a quick practice on the steering wheels.



Drive carefully Ross and we'll meet you with the car at the next station down.



Now on to Deganwy to sit by the estuary to Conwy to have my home-made scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam followed by a bowl of fresh raspberries, strawberries and cream and a drink before returning to the main shore at Llandudno for our last stop.

My Annual Day's Outing to North Wales.

My sister and her daughter took me with them to North Wales the other day in the hope that some sea air might help my 'not getting anywhere fast at the moment' recovery. It was decided that I should just sit on the benches and take deep breaths of the sea air, firstly on the Quay here at Conwy (whilst they toured the Castle) and then later on Deganwy and Llandudno shores. (A few Sashas/Gregors were tucked away in the car boot just in case I should feel up to taking one or two photos later on!)
After an hour of resting, writing a few postcards and eating my picnic lunch I decided to attempt to take some photos of the dolls who were in our car (parked directly behind where I was sitting) as my sister was in touch regularly by mobile phone and occasionally looking down from the turrets to check if I was still OK and in a standing position after last weeks fall. My own stupid fault though.

Ross was the first to jump out of the car boot and enjoyed exploring the ropes, nets and buoys (just like Fritz did last year) which were stored in a heap by my bench. (He is still wearing his new Dollydoodle leisurewear as he daren't take it off in case Fritz 'collars' it for himself!)



Next out was my little cheeky faced 1970 brunette waif who is always very helpful as she is really photogenic. I think that she looks a real poppet in this coloured Dollydoodle outfit.



As you can see the weather was gloriously hot and sunny and for once there was an unusually high tide in the estuary so all the boats and yatchs were afloat. (This was where we used to have our 28 foot yatch moored only a little further down the quay towards the sea.)



The fishing boat behind her making an interesting backdrop would normally be way below the quay wall lolling on it's side when the tide is out.



Annaliese (my first re-root by Jackie Rydstrome) decided that it was now her turn to venture out.





Luke enjoying a quick stretch-out on a bed of ropes in the sunshine after being couped up in the car boot.





My next stop, although still on the Quay, was for Annaliese to stop and visit the smallest house in Great Britain as for once it was open (I normally put Conwy on my last stop towards the evening and it is then closed.) This little, measuring 1.8 x 3.05 metres, one down, one up (no loo!) red painted house was always a fisherman's cottage (and was last owned by a 6'3'' fisherman!!) Now in the Guinness Book of Records it has become a well known tourist's attraction.

Standing on the mantlepiece amongst the brass and copper.



Sitting on the side of the fireplace though it's a good job that the fire isn't lit with it being so hot and sunny outside.



This wooden bench lid lifts off so that the firewood for the fire can be stored underneath.



There is a wooden step ladder that you climb up through the hatch into the bedroom where there is a bed and chest BUT due to safety reasons now it is railed off so you can only poke your head up for a quick glance. (Not really enough room for a camera and Sasha I'm afraid.)

Ross and Eline. Forever Friends!

Eline had to change out of her sundress with the weather now getting into Autumn into this slightly warmer Dollydoodles leisure set which I think suits her colouring really well.



I think that this is really a lovely close up photo of her...well apart from the usual stray hair across her face.



Ross has been treated to a new Dollydoodle outfit to wear on his return to the UK as his T-shirt and beach shorts outfit that he wore whilst in Spain is hardly suitable everyday gear to be seen in, in our Cheshire village but still too warm to don his joggers, saggy beanie hat and long sleeved hoodie.



I just can't help keep taking a quick look at his new image.



Just love this combination of 'posh' shorts and short sleeved hoodie. The blue/white stripe is so clean and fresh looking.



He certainly is a 'golden' boy. I could literally 'eat' him all up.



Ross and Eline love being together and talking about their time in Spain with Jackie.



Great photo of togetherness.



Ross with the hood up framing his golden locks!



Thanks again to Sarah Williams for listing these photos in this large format.