Day Three - Rainy Days and The Wye Valley
It had to happen someday, it might as well be today. We started with rain and some light winds. We sat in the conservatory, eating our full English breakfast and listened to the sounds of rain on the glass roof.
We decided to visit Monmouth area today as most of the hilly hikes would be a muddy mess. Driving up to the naval monument and Admiral Nelson's (hero of Trafalgar and the heir to credit for British supremacy on the seas) monument called the Kymin, we enjoyed a majestic aerial view of the valley below. We then descending into Monmouth, where the Monnow River joins the Wye beneath historic Monnow Bridge and stopped for a visit to the Nelson Museum.
We caught a brief refreshment at the The Vine Treen just as the sun began to peak through the clouds.
Ok, maybe not so brief, we got the Internet connection to work and were half-way through with a new master gallery page for the trip.
We headed towards Newland, as the sunshine continued to emerge until the sky and clouds formed a near perfect combination. We arrived at the churchyard and began to explore.
I had tried to execute a vertical Claude Glass back at Lancaut, but felt it a weak composition, so the vertical rise and theatrical skies seemed a good start. Time will tell, but I like it.
Next we sought out several traditional views of Redbrook. Of course, those were made before the railroads came to the Wye Valley. Now the old vantage points are blocked by a disused railway bridge and a passenger bridge between the village and the Bush Inn. Salmon were striking at prey, causing several gentle rings on the mirror surface of the gentle river.
Other views in the Day Three Gallery.
It had to happen someday, it might as well be today. We started with rain and some light winds. We sat in the conservatory, eating our full English breakfast and listened to the sounds of rain on the glass roof.
We decided to visit Monmouth area today as most of the hilly hikes would be a muddy mess. Driving up to the naval monument and Admiral Nelson's (hero of Trafalgar and the heir to credit for British supremacy on the seas) monument called the Kymin, we enjoyed a majestic aerial view of the valley below. We then descending into Monmouth, where the Monnow River joins the Wye beneath historic Monnow Bridge and stopped for a visit to the Nelson Museum.
We caught a brief refreshment at the The Vine Treen just as the sun began to peak through the clouds.
Ok, maybe not so brief, we got the Internet connection to work and were half-way through with a new master gallery page for the trip.We headed towards Newland, as the sunshine continued to emerge until the sky and clouds formed a near perfect combination. We arrived at the churchyard and began to explore.
I had tried to execute a vertical Claude Glass back at Lancaut, but felt it a weak composition, so the vertical rise and theatrical skies seemed a good start. Time will tell, but I like it.
Next we sought out several traditional views of Redbrook. Of course, those were made before the railroads came to the Wye Valley. Now the old vantage points are blocked by a disused railway bridge and a passenger bridge between the village and the Bush Inn. Salmon were striking at prey, causing several gentle rings on the mirror surface of the gentle river.
Other views in the Day Three Gallery.
