!What an eventful couple of weeks I've had. We went on holiday to Anglesey again, staying close to the home of Charles Tunnicliffe (who illustrated the book, Tarka the Otter, and much, much more). I wrote off the car in a crash on the first day, but we all got out without a scratch, Deb's horoscope said it would be the luckiest week of her life - and then some! Despite this we spent an idyllic week on the beach. I even swam in the sea one still morning, not a common occurence for me in the UK. Perfect setting, perfect natural history, perfect weather, perfect company, we were very sad to come home.
I spent most of the first week back in A&E (Emergency room - US), Doctors' surgeries and various other hospital departments, due to excruciating stomach pains. It was a bit of gastritis, hopefully sorted now.
These events make you think about what's important and put everything else in perspective. Could have been worse, my mum came back from a holiday in Canada (somewhere between Calgary and Vancouver) having nearly been eaten by a bear when she got out of the car to look at some pretty red wild flowers, now that would have made a holiday story worth telling.
By the way, the sketches are of the view to Rhoscolyn (top) and to Rhosneigr (bottom), both from Porth Nobla where we stayed.
2 comments:
glad your vacation turned out all right, sounds a rather shaky beginning and end!
like your water views, I'm not sure how I'd have approached sketching the ocean with just pen, you're captured the choppiness of the waves, very nice!
Car crashes and ERs eh? Good job you didn't read your own horoscope, you might have stayed home hiding under your bed!
There is nothing better than a seaside holiday, except for the going home part. Your neck gets a kink from staring over your shoulder for one last glimpse of the sea before the suddenly intrusive earthy hills take over.
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