A Relaxing Week in Wales

I had such good intentions of blogging while on holiday... but then I only brought my iPad and had no way to upload pictures from my camera. So here I am, nearly a month after my holiday in the UK, FINALLY updating.

So Paul and I had quite a long adventure this summer. He saved up his vacation days and I took a break from online teaching. Packing was the first big hurdle - how do you pack for rainy wales, hot Canada, and hot/cold Alaska? My idea in the end was just to pack everything. This led to very heavy bags... oops. So on July 26th we were all packed, hopped on our plane, and away we went. First stop - Bristol!

We spent the first night at our lovely friends' house in Bristol because we arrived so late. The next morning we packed up the car and started the short drive to our rental cottage. We arrived and it was absolutely beautiful!

Our beautiful cottage 

Of course, just after we arrived it proceeded to rain for the next few days. That's okay! We had good food, good friends, and games! The whole point of this holiday is to do as much of nothing as possible. 

Scrabble - my favorite game!

Libby is trying on her big girl shoes

             

                   

Every now and then it stopped raining (or was just lightly drizzling) so we had a few walks - up a nearby hill...

View from a hill nearby

Walking the dog :)

And then, the rain cleared! We spent a day at a Farm Adventure park. It was actually pretty awesome!




With the great weather came a delicious BBQ and more friend time :)


And finally, Rob and I hiked the famous Sugarloaf. Too bad we drove nearly to the top without realizing it! We took the round-about route up and it was still absolutely lovely.

Top of the hike

View of the hike in the distance.


Sheep... what else do you expect in Wales?


So after a week of wonderful relaxation, we heading back to Bristol for a night, then rented a car and drove towards London.... next stop, Harry Potter Studio Tour!!




**Sorry for the crazy everywhere pictures, I still have massive trouble getting them where I want them to go :) **