Rendez-Vous Claerwen

25th March 2011.... friday midday
welsh birds and mazdas go out in the midday sun
Spring.... not even the end of the month but it was hot hot hot
Today, bleedin' chilly!
So, i loitered about the benches by the hairpin and, eventually, a newbie to the world of 5s appeared in his Sunlight Silver mk3 ~ just like Snowy


familiar haunt



the Claerwen Dam looms large in the background



from the dam looking down

Dam

Told ya!
Above you see the Vyrnwy Dam in north Powys. This feeds the city of Liverpool.
I decided to visit the dams of Powys before the year was out. So that's Elan, Claerwen, Brianne, Vyrnwy and... ah! been passed and driven over but not stopped for a shot. I better get myself back to the Clywedog and get off a few shots.
I was up at the above last sunday. Sadly, i was not alone but a lateish night meant being up later than i might otherwise have been.
The best non-nature sight was the chap riding a large wheeled unicycle. One could but smile as he hove in to view.



Damnit! but the weather did play ball and i was so
pleased to see this shot waiting to be taken.

I left Vyrnwy taking the less used mountain pass road that leads to Bala. Another home to a lake but in Gwynedd as this was. It reminds me much of the Abergwesyn Pass. And i didn't meet anyone in any awkward spots which made it an even better experience.