Day Five

Before coming away, a very good friend of mine, Mrs. Beryl Williiams, had contacted a cousin of hers living in Anglesey, to tell him about our trip, and immediately he very kindly offered to take us on a sight - seeing tour of Holyhead. I spoke to her cousin Mr. Glyn Thomas on the phone and we arranged to meet at the Cenotaph in Holyhead. I worked out the time we would leave Caernarfon and the time we would arrive in Holyhead. We caught the x5 to Bangor, changed to the x4, and settled down to enjoy the hour's journey around the countryside of Anglesey, and were met by Glyn and his brother Kelvin at the Cenotaph where they took us to the car.
They first took us to Canolfan Ucheldre, once a Convent, and which had been converted into an Art Centre where, fortunately, there was an Art Exhibition, and a lovely hall where Concerts are held and Plays are performed. The two brothers were very knowledgeable and interesting, and the time flew. From Canolfan Ucheldre we went to South Stack where we saw a lighthouse which is still used, but no person works there. Everything is worked by machinery. The lamp is lit by a bulb or bulbs of 500 watts, and I found this amazing since we use a 100 watt bulb to light a room in our homes. But because of the wonders of modern technology the lighthouse beams can be seen 25 miles out to sea.
We also went to see Cybi's Church - Caergybi being the Welsh name for Holyhead, and it was so sad to see the Church falling to ruins.
The young men took us back to the bus stop and we caught the bus for Bangor and then the bus to Caernarfon.
Once again we went to the Hotel to have an evening meal. This time the excuse was to celebrate my 82nd birthday which was due a week after getting home. Tonight the staff was very busy because the dining room was full of American Tourists and again we enjoyed our Evening Meal.