greetings from Ponte

Hi all,
So sunday afternoon in Ponte.
Moo and I put Annie on the bus in Swansea this morning for her trip to Korn/Toulouse.
Of course, even though it wasnt an airport, I was crying as I  * cwtched her goodbye. Feels weird not to have her around, as we have been together for the past 2 weeks. Nevertheless I am very excited for her to be having a few days in her 4theuopean country. (is Britain actually classified as european?? the welsh would definitely say no, actually most of Britain probably would)

Jules, Moo and I did a drive up to Llandovery today for sunday lunch. I passed on the roast dinner, and opted for a jacket potato with tuna and mayonnaise, (with loads and loads of raw onion.) True british fare, with a good strong cup of tea for only 80 pence.

After finding out I had been totally ripped off by buying a £2.50 pot of tea last week, I am keen to find good quality tea at a reasonable price. Luckily I have a fine teacher with Jules by my side.

I long along learnt that it is ridiculous to try and buy a decent coffee at a welsh caffi. The one and only exception to this is a small Italian cafe in a back lane in Swansea, that Moo and I found on a past visit.
The Italian caffi that we visited in Treorchy, was the caffi on my first visit to Wales, that I decided to forget
about finding a decent coffee in Wales, even if it is an Italian one.
However we did have a wonderful experience in the Treorchy Italian caffi the other day. We were all enjoying a fine cup of tea,(£1) b there, and had started singing, when a local welsh woman, aged in her 70s I suppose,came and sat in the booth next to us. After enjoying our singing, she told us that she was learning welsh at a local college, and had recently won 2nd place at the eisteddford for recitation in the Welsh langauge. She asked if we would like her to do her recitations. We of course were very keen and off she went. This was one of those great moments in travelling, we loved it.

Hmm the weather today... well we did have a few brief periods of sunshine, however on the whole it was overcaast with intermittent rain. We were unable to see more than a metre ahead of us, as we crossed the Black mountain on our return trip home. I am in three layers of clothing at present, as well as socks and boots. The locals are in tshirts.
Jules is saying that the next few days are going to have temperatures up to 26 degrees!! I will believe it when I see it.
Actually as I write, I may be seeing a glimpse of sunlight in the backyard!! May as well get out for a stroll.

Cant get my photos on to the blog, so you will just have to wait in anticipation for the 'slide show' when I get back to Oz.

Love to all,
Zak


*cwtched - anyone can cuddle, but only the welsh (and relatives) can cwtch