I thought I’d share some of the pictures and information about our mini adventure.
We went to Trefor and stayed in an amazing little rented cottage as a base, and then explored a lot of the amazingly gorgeous north Welsh coastline. Â If you get the chance, do it.
As for me, I spent a lot of time thinking about what the last few years have brought me – how ill I’ve been, and the reality of that, and that I need to really start working towards the things that are most important to me.  I’ve got everything I need to make my life work out the way I want it to, I just need to apply myself.  And that’s ok too.  I know what I’m doing now though – writing is something that’s really important to me, I just need to reframe this to suit what I really want.
Anyway. Â Here are some of what I thought were the best photos I took while I was gone, and you’ll see more in the coming weeks and months as I sort them into galleries.
This is Traeth Trefor, Traeth Criccieth, Castle Conwy, Castle Criccieth, Nefyn, Abersoch, Trefor mine (in the background – we started referring to it as Helm’s Deep – turns out it’s a granite mine and quarry). We also went to Pwllheli several times.  And the photos don’t do the places any justice – if you get the chance, go visit.
Oh, and try not to be too shocked, but there are photos of me in here too!
(Traeth btw means beach).
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- Wild sea, Traeth Trefor pier, Tuesday 21st
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- Light and dark, Conwy Castle
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- Sun over the sea, Criccieth
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- Did I find a ghost at Conwy?
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- A pretty leaf
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- Wild sea, Traeth Trefor, Tuesday 21st
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- Between Nefyn and Abersoch, Tuesday 21st October 2014
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- Conwy town and walls
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- Wild sea, Traeth Trefor, Tuesday 21st
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- Decay and ruin, nature and overgrowth, by the sea, Traeth Trefor
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- Framed sea Criccieth
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- An amazing project – Jodrell Bank – 2014 Visit the site here
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- Up on the walls in Conwy Castle
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- Dramatic skies, travelling October 2014
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- Castle Conwy, view from castle
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- At the end of the rainbow, Conwy October 2014
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- PortMerion Tower
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- Kai at Conwy, October 2014
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- Caernarfon castle, view from the battlements 22nd October 2014
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- PortMerion view from beach overlook
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- Pulling up to Conwy, October 2014
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- A view from the beach, Traeth Trefor 2014
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- Wishing Tree, Port Merion
All photos (c) D Kai Wilson-Viola, October 2014.
Which one’s your favourite? Â I’ve got nearly 1000 of them all told, so this is just a selection, but I’d love to hear which you liked the best!
D Kai Wilson- Viola is a prolific and often intensely fun writer. Her favorite genres are Sci-Fi, where her Darkness series is set, Fantasy, where she writes up actual play from RPGs she never got to run, urban fantasy, mostly inspired by her bad idea bear (aka her partner, Tempus, and mental health advocacy, as she’s got a raft of diagnoses, none of them particularly pleasant, but none that tend to hold her down for long either
When not writing, and still *thinking* about writing often enough to get caught out, Kai can be found training with her beloved at the Ludosport Academy they belong to, hanging out with family and friends gaming, or enjoying exploring parts of the world they’ve got access to at the time.
A nature and animal lover, Kai is a writer because she has to, because she loves it, and because it’s fun. She is the mother of two cats, two adults and lives in the Cotswolds, UK, with her beloved.
I like the one where you’re at Conwy best. (kai-conwy.jpg).
It’s a great picture, I love that you look relaxed and it’s just a fabulous place. 🙂
Our first day – just before we’d gotten to the signs for Conwy, I was babbling at D about “World War Z” and how Conwy was mentioned. Never thought I’d get to actually see it
🙂
I like the one where you’re at Conwy best. (kai-conwy.jpg).
It’s a great picture, I love that you look relaxed and it’s just a fabulous place. 🙂
Our first day – just before we’d gotten to the signs for Conwy, I was babbling at D about “World War Z” and how Conwy was mentioned. Never thought I’d get to actually see it
🙂
I like the one with the lake and the red bridge
That’s the Acer/Chinese garden in Port Merion. Was a gorgeous place to go visit.
I like the one with the lake and the red bridge
That’s the Acer/Chinese garden in Port Merion. Was a gorgeous place to go visit.