The Glebe on Vacation-More North Wales Pictures

My visit to North Wales was restricted to a few days, but in the time I was there I was able to see why it's got such a reputation as a tourist hotspot.
I did bump into quite a number of Liverpudlians-this is some place to have on their doorstep.
Houses in Llanfairfechan designed by the architect Herbert Luck North (1871-1941)

Edward the first's Conwy was impressive.
Conwy Views
Conwy Castle
Conwy Harbour
More of Conwy
Penmaenmawr Hillside Street
Penmaenmawr Hillside and Clock
Penmaenmawr Quarry Clock
The quarry clock was given to the Penmaenmawr Granite Company in the 1930s by The Euclid Company from America(Now part of Volvo), this was the company who provided the diggers and dumper trucks for the quarry".No excuses for being late to work I guess.

Penmaenmawr Van
If this is owned by a White Van Man...respect.
Penmaenmawr Views
Penmaenmawr Sunset


Sunday the 27th of June was my last full day in North Wales.After a run to and from Liverpools John Lennon Airport to drop of party guests we were treated to a wonderful meal at the Signatures Restaurant(Here's the Menu) at the Aberconwy Resort & Spa by our hosts.
Once again my thanks to Ged and Veronica for the invite and a wonderful long weekend.
You can find their place at
Balmoral

The Glebe on Vacation-Penmaenmawr Hill Walk

The Glebe on Vacation is very likely to become fairly disjointed as I correlate my pictures and videos.This walk for example took place on Friday the 25th of June,and should therefore have been my first away posting.
Nonetheless I hope the pictures do it justice-it was a great wee walk.
I'm camped Nor/Nor/West of Foel Lus.The nearest campsite on the map.
It's a zig-zag climb to begin with.The path is barely perceptible due to the height of the ferns.That's my car and tent near the amenities block in the middle of the above picture.
Reaching a prominent saddle i get a view down to an area called Dwygyfylchi.The campsite owner insists that it's easy to master the Welsh language-you could have fooled me.
The next stretch takes me south west around the hill to this point where it reaches Mountain Lane.(I knew I could drive up here,but decided that would be cheating.)
Now here's a little story about the above picture.
I was coming up the path opposite the bench,so I was out of view until almost reaching the road.The four track vehicle in the picture had just arrived and the driver was about to open his boot.Spotting me emerging he had second thoughts and got back in his car,shunted it slightly and remained in the drivers seat.I continued on occasionally looking back and also taking note of his registration.I suspected he'd been about to add to the collection of black bags,and I detest fly tippers.
My theory may have been completely wrong, and I apologise if it was....
...but the bags were gone when i returned.
Guilt,concience or the fear of being reported?.A vanity registration number is easily remembered.
Now ascending Foel Lus I get a great view of a herd of sheep being shepherded along a farm track below.
I've already uploaded a picture from the summit of Foel Lus.This one's looking westwards.The hat may look Bill and Ben..ish,but it's saved me getting burnt this summer.
Zooming in gets this picture over Conwy and Llandudno Junction.
A descent of a couple of hundred feet brings me to this junction.Meini Hirion indicates a Druid's Circle and that's where I'm heading.

It must have been quite a feat laying water pipes over these hills.
I'm not taking the direct path and I get this view back to Foel Lus from the top of Craig Hafodwen.
Back on the well signposted North Wales path, I get to see some of the wild ponies that inhabit these hills.Is that a section of narrow gauge rail?
Now I'm amongst the standing stones and circles that are scattered throughout these hills.
Apparently Maeni Hirion or the Druid’s circle is misnamed and has nothing to do with Druidism.A more detailed explanation can be found here
History
I suppose Celtic or Wiccan graffiti is acceptable here.A close inspection shows it to be done in chalk.
This is the disturbed circle.Excavations in 1958-9 found cremation burials here.
This peak is my next objective.It's at Clip yr Orsedd.
I see more wild ponies,the reason these are called the Quarry Villages,and a view over to Llanfairfechan.
Further on is a Neolithic cairn very similar to the one we saw recently on Cairnharrow.
A closer look over the quarries...
...brings me to the last summit and the closest I'll get on this walk to Llanfairfechan.
I take the same route back except for climbing a fourth peak above Ffridd Wanc.
What great walking country.Love it!