Swansea and Dylan Thomas

The weather was cloudy again, but it did not stop us from heading out to Swansea and The Mumbles.  These are 2 seaside towns about 45 minutes from Cardiff.  The ride through the country side was very nice, rolling green hills with cows and sheep grazing.

Finding your way around Swansea was not easy in a car with very few signs or street names.  We ended up parking at a Marriott hotel and walked to our places of interest.  The small yachting harbor was filled with sailboats, big sailboats.  There were also power boats.  We skipped the Maritime Museum and headed directly to the Dylan Thomas Center.  There were excellent exhibits telling about his life from the time he was born in Swansea to his death in New York City.  There were lots of photos, and recorded interviews, and books with his writings.  All in all very interesting.

We walked around the town which was not too big, had a bite of lunch and headed out to see The Mumbles.

This is another small seaside town with a long curving beach.  Unfortunately it had started raining and we did not get out to do the beach walk.  We drove around the town and then headed back to Cardiff.  No photos due to the rain.

Bette and Janice walked around the Cardiff Bay area.  By this time the sun was out, and we ended up having to shed jackets.  The Wales Parliament building had a wonderful art exhibit with clay poppies cascading from an open window.

Next up, we had to repack our bags, we cruise tomorrow!