Aberdyfi is a truly fab spot. It is rammed with English tourists but who can blame them,. The only other negative is the prevalence of the spelling Aberdovey. Totes unnecessary. The only welsh person we have met is one of the waitresses in the Seabreeze restaurant who hails from a nearby farm. I gave her a good tip.
Twilight on the seafront is stunning. Fabulous views across the estuary.
When I booked this place I thought it was only about ten miles north of Aberystwyth which is where I need to be in the morning. National Library of Wales. Boy was I wrong. It is nearly an hour’s drive. Schoolboy error from someone who is a very experienced traveller. As it happens the location has made up for it. Never been ‘ere before.
So it’s been quite a productive day. Visited Felin Obaith/Birds Hill Factory where my great great grandfather Benjamin Davies operated and also saw his and Mary’s grave at Capel y Bedyddwyr Amor, Llanfynydd. Went with long lost cousin Gareth Morgan from Blaen Cae Gurwen. Had intended to take separate cars as I was kneading on further north but his wife Ann had taken it somewhere for the day so we went in mine. It meant that I had to budget for an hour and a half extra driving and abandon the visit to Hen Gapel Pencader but hopefully will be able to squeeze that in on Thursday afternoon after visiting Andrew Thorne in Llanllwni. We did stop by Capel Isaac Independent chapel to look for 3gg parents John And Ann Davies but the graveyard was very overgrown and many of the gravestones illegible so that was the one unproductive part of the day. At least I saw the chapel.
After dropping Gareth back at home I drove north over the black mountains which was quite spectacular and a short time later spotted three red kites.
Big day tomorrow. Have ordered 28 or so docs to view and am hoping it will represent a major step forward in my understanding of the family history. I’m at the stage where the things I need to see are only available as physical copies rather than online.
Stay tuned, obvs…