Computer Troubles.

There was a lot of rain in the night and though the day has been dry it has remained grey.

There I was this afternoon all ready to start our Welsh Zoom class, I could see that everyone was present though with the sound and cameras off until our tutor was ready to start when ......... my pc buzzed and developed coloured rectangles amongst the black looking like a modernist quilt. There was nothing for it but to call Peter to help. He did his best but couldn't get past the start up screen with the circling dots. I fired up the laptop to use instead and that played up too. It's set up for both of us and I shouldn't need a password to get to my stuff but it wouldn't let me in. In the end I joined Peter in his study and did the first half of the class sitting next to him. By tea break time Peter had got my pc back to working again which was a great relief. He's going to investigate both the pc and the laptop tomorrow. 

Here are more photos from yesterday - 

 

Harlech Castle -   

Built 1282-1289b by Edward I.

Criccieth Castle -built in the 1230s by Llywelyn the Great.

Sitting above the estuary Portmeirion is a whimsical Italianate hotel/ holiday complex built in 1926. It is also famous for being the set of the 1960s tv classic The Prisoner. I've never seen the programme but I do know that the mysterious large ball that chased the prisoner on the sand was just an inflated ball tied to his ankle. I hope to visit Portmeirion next year on St David's day when entry is free and I can also use my free travel pass. Peter is adamant that he has no interest in visiting Portmeirion but I'm happy to go on my own.

In Barmouth I was impressed by a row of trailing rosemary bushes growing over a wall.

Having failed to steal any of our fish and chips these seagulls gave up and merely kept their beady eyes on us from the beach wall.