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Title: Back home from Red Kite Country
Post by: Seth on 21 April 2014, 23:40:08
Found this lovely campsite:

http://www.abermarlaiscaravanpark.co.uk/index.htm

... which certainly lived-up to all the reviews.
Nestling in the Towy Valley, and overlooked by the Black Mountain and Brecon Beacons, it's a beautiful location with friendly welcoming owners :y

Great picnic area at the summit of the Sugar Loaf mountain, followed by a visit to the vast Llyn Brianne dam/reservoir:

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43954633/IMG00008-20140421-1648.jpg)
Llyn Brianne generates sufficient electricity to power 6500 Welsh homes
(According to our 10 year-old grandson!)




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Looking north at some of the 65 million cubic metres of water for Welsh consumers



(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43954633/IMG00007-20140421-1634.jpg)
"Wish you were here!"
Mrs Seth and our two youngest grandsons in holiday mood!



A nice conclusion to the Bank Holiday weekend! :y :y :y :y :y
Title: Re: Back home from Red Kite Country
Post by: Rods2 on 21 April 2014, 23:50:16
Looks like a lovely spot and the mostly dry sunny warm weather made it a good weekend for a holiday. Glads you had a good time. :y :y :y
Title: Re: Back home from Red Kite Country
Post by: Seth on 22 April 2014, 00:06:25
Cheers Rod! ;)

Although it was a little cloudy at the time of the photoshoot, generally, the weather was nice and sunny, though a tad chilly in the evenings. Typical Easter conditions in reality.

Nice too, to meet-up with a few of our 'Welland Steam Rally friends' who reside about ten minutes drive away, down the Towy Valley. Plenty of banter, beer, good grub and (well-behaved) wind-ups.
They're brilliant West Walian characters ... just ask any OOFer whose been to Welland! ;D
Title: Re: Back home from Red Kite Country
Post by: Varche on 22 April 2014, 07:52:55
Excellent. Did you see any Red Kites? Yesterday we saw a male Montagus harrier, a Bonneli Eagle and very close up an adult Golden Eagle.

Brings back memories. Last there in 1978!
Title: Re: Back home from Red Kite Country
Post by: Terbs on 22 April 2014, 10:20:43
If you want to see Red Kites, come to our Wycombe meet......

I expect to see up to about 15 airborne most of the time, and on some occasions many more. A few weeks ago me and grandson watched 17 dive into our neighbours garden, grabbing up scraps left out for them. If we have visitors, I get them set up with a camera and then chuck a couple of pieces of chicken on the shed roof, and just wait for them to swoop down.

Whilst re-introducing of species is a good idea, to be honest, they are beginning to be a pest around here, also becoming a hazard to road traffic, as they swoop down for road kill, totally with disregard to traffic. I have had a couple of close calls myself.
Title: Re: Back home from Red Kite Country
Post by: Rog on 22 April 2014, 10:25:50

A nice conclusion to the Bank Holiday weekend! :y :y :y :y :y

Instead of enjoying yourself up there, you should have driven down the A40 and helped me to move into my new home  ;D

Title: Re: Back home from Red Kite Country
Post by: LFF64 on 22 April 2014, 16:30:54
I had a near miss with a kite the other morning going to work there was a crow and a kite in the road in front of me the crow got airborne quickly but the kite was a little slower getting off the ground but we missed each other they are much bigger up close I think the wing span is about 6 foot , it was certainly wider than the insignias bonnet
Title: Re: Back home from Red Kite Country
Post by: Rods2 on 22 April 2014, 21:02:48
Oh aye, you can't beat a red kite....




























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Title: Re: Back home from Red Kite Country
Post by: Seth on 22 April 2014, 22:15:19
Oh aye, you can't beat a red kite....


Saw quite a few:

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43954633/redkite1.jpg)

 :y
Title: Re: Back home from Red Kite Country
Post by: Seth on 22 April 2014, 22:22:37
Instead of enjoying yourself up there, you should have driven down the A40 and helped me to move into my new home  ;D

Should've got in touch Rog ... expert in the removals game, me ...  ;)