June 25

June 25th (very rainy, windy and stormy)
We were awoken to a blustery rainy morning and left right away as there wasn’t much else to do except drive. We arrived in Conwy and could hardly get out of the car because of the weather. All day today, the news has been about floods, power outages, trees down and even some deaths from drowning. At one point, the storm drain covers were lifting. While we drove through the Snowdonia National Park, we experienced rivers and streams in full-flood stage, resulting in stunning waterfalls (all around us!). The rivers were angry-looking with the excessive runoff because of over 4” of rain. Ferries were shut down, the mountain pass we went through closed down just after we passed through. It only reached 8 C today, but with the wind it feels even colder. Again, it is too bad because the scenery is fantastic here.
George is continually driving south determined to find better weather, but after 8 ½ hours of driving, we camped in the university town of Aberystwyth. We thought Scottish and Irish Gaelic was interesting and hard to pronounce. Nothing compared to the Welsh language. We are hoping the weather improves enough for us to walk around tomorrow.