Macca's Meanderings

No 13 - ANTIQUE SHOPS and DAM BUSTERS We spent a great few days around Horncastle. Nancy made herself busy making our cases heavier while Bryan checked out some local and aviation history.  Jeanette and Gary, Heather and Mum have been to Horncastle before so will recognise some of these sites around Horncastle. Left - High Street, the Admiral Rodney Hotel is straight ahead. More about the Rodney later. Right -  A little thatched roof pub - The Lion. Below - The Horncastle Square. In the past Horncastle was a centre for markets. More about them later. Look at the blue sky!! Right - Smiling Nancy and her 'treasures'. She is hoping the baggage handlers do their job with care. HaHa  High Street, Horncastle at the front of the Admiral Rodney Hotel. Admiral Rodney was a famous English Admiral. He was around at the same time that Joseph Banks was around. Although older than Banks, its almost certain they knew each other. Joseph Banks owned a large esta

No12 - WALES to HORNCASTLE Our stay in Wales was marked by quite a lot of wind and rain. Normally, Wales does receive a lot of rain however even the locals are over the rain at the moment. Even with the wild winter weather, the scenery in Wales was amazing. Just a short drive from our accommodation on  Tynllwyn Farm was the Vymwy Dam. In this part of Wales there is a lot of stone hence it was commonly used in construction. This dam wall is made from stone (with no steel reinforcing).  And one of the many stone road or rail bridges....... And the many stone fences. On Monday we drove to southern Wales to visit another relative. The scenery on the way was breath taking. Below the rolling green hills in the foreground and the snow covered Brecon Beacon Mountains in the background.  Thelma (left) is related to Bryan. Her grandfather came from Scotland near Inverness. Some of his uncles and aunties emigrated to Australia in the 1850s. The others in the p