Yes, it was time for a little escape. Where to - well not very far up the road really. We headed to a rather nice riverside B and B that we have used before - look at Aberllynfi House website. On the way we stopped for lunch and a catch-up with Michael and Frances who own Coracle, a Nordhavn 40. The B and B is close to Hay-on-Wye which has the reputation of being the used book capital of the country. We've mentioned it before. It also has a winter festival and our timing was good to go and get immersed in something cultural rather than diesel.
A talk by Max Hastings on the Dambusters raid with an honest appraisal of the approval, planning execution and mixed results / lost opportunities was fascinating and totally sold out:
Another example of how the famous post war film and the reality of the operation diverged a little!
Whilst in the area we had a very good (sunny too!) day in Ludlow. Never been there before and it was one of those rare gems. A proper little town with many local shops, very few empty, a bustling market and many old buildings that had not been wrecked by new facades. OK, car parking spoils it a bit:
Plenty of places like this one to admire made up for the traffic:
We will return sometime - be afraid Ludlow...
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