Day Three

Today started off with still more excitement. The President of the Aberystwyth Soroptimists rang to say that she hoped that we would join a few ladies for lunch. During the conversation Ann said that we had been mentioned in the Western Mail on Saturday. Well! we thought, to have been mentioned in our National Paper - fame at last.
We left the Hotel, walked to the end of the Promenade and kicked the Bar - a custom which has gone on for many years. We then climbed a short hill to the Cliff Railway that went up a very, very steep incline to the top of Constitution Hill. Oh! What a view when we got to the top. We looked down on the whole sweep of the Bay and the town itself. Magnificent!!! When I was a little girl I used to go every year to stay with my Grand-mother for my summer holidays in Penllwyn, Capel Bangor which was about five miles out-side Aberystwyth, but this was the first time I had been up Constitution Hill. How I regret the missed opportunities.
After arriving back at the bottom of the Hill we took a leisurely walk along the Prom and met Mrs Ann George, Mrs. Chris Southern and Miss Beryl Thomas for lunch which took a long time because we talked so much. After lunch Beryl asked us if we would like to go for a trip to Devil's Bridge. I was delighted, because Beryl drove us along familiar ground. Leaving Aberystwyth we drove through Llanbadarn Fawr where my Father was born, on through Penllwyn, Capel Bangor where my Mother was born, and on to Goginan.
Just before we came to Ponterwyd, we drew in to a local centre of interest - Bwlch Nant Yr Arian where there is a silver lead mine Museum. In this area there is an increasing number of Kites. The Kite is a large bird of the Falcon family which flies so gracefully for such a big bird, and in the nearby lake we saw ducks with tufts on their heads. The Centre must be a very interesting place to spend some time and walk about; and fortunately accessible by the 501 bus. We drove through Devil's Bridge and down through the Rheidol Valley and back to Aberystwyth. The trip had been wonderful and a mere "Thank You," seemed so inadequate for such kindness.
We returned to our Hotel and decided that there would be no more walking today, so we rested ready for tomorrow's long trip to Caernarfon.
Reminiscing about the day I thought that Aberystwyth would be a good centre with buses going to Cardigan, Machynlleth, Clarach Bay and Llandudno - to name but a few towns.