Today we were bound for the island of Anglesey, but to get there was something of an obstacle race. In their infinite wisdom, the Welsh (or whoever) have built a motorway right along the northern coast of Wales, thus in effect depriving several small villages of their access to the sea. It's also become very difficult for other trafficants than those in cars to travel the distance form Conwy to Bangor. We had to get off our bikes and walk across the motorway twice, and ride several miles directly on the motorway - very hazardous! There were also signs for riders of horses, and a mounting-block for the rider, when he had led his horse across the motorway! Advised by a small boy on a bike and a lady we met a bit later, we managed to find a way along an old Roman road for the last bit before Bangor. In Bangor the traffic was quite heavy, but we managed to find the right bridge to cross, the Menai Bridge which took us to Anglesey and west to Beaumaris. The road from Bangor to Beaumaris was lovely with gardens of almost tropical lushness, but it was difficult to enjoy because of the traffic going fast on a very winding road. By the time we reached Beaumaris, the weather had turned wet and chilly, and we were glad to find a B&B facing the pier. We got a whole holiday flat (£20 p.p.) with lounge, bedroom and bath all to ourselves, but the decor was not very inviting, the view lovely though. In Beaumaris the second of Edward I's chain of fortified castles waited. With the words of our guide of the day before in mind, we could really enjoy seeing this even finer example of 13th Century architecture.