Brrrrr . . . it was cold when when our day started.  We arranged for an early breakfast because we were hoping for our Mount Snowdon train ride and hike today.  But when we got up and walked into breakfast we were told the forecast for Mount Snowden was snow, hail and very cold.  So, we went to our back-up plan.  We stayed in Conwy for the morning and toured Conwy Castle and one of the old homes here in town.  Another beautiful castle while the home gave us a glimpse of what life was like in the 1500's.  We managed to get a little shopping in, too.

After lunch the guys took off for a slate mine tour (slate mining is huge here) and train ride from Ffesitiniog to Porthmadog (you get bonus points if you can pronounce both those towns!).  Jim and Pete had a great time and had lots of info to share about the slate mining.  They were pretty deep down in the mine.  hey had a scenic train ride alongside the hills to the town where we picked them up.

Laverne and I headed for the Trefriw Woolen Mill - we were a little disappointed but did buy buttons for future projects.  After the mill it was time to spend the rest of the afternoon at Bodnant Gardens.  They were absolutely beautiful.  Another garden with spring time blossoms everywhere.  The azelea colors were stunning.  More garden than we had time to walk through, but we did find the names of some plants we have seen on the trip that we could not identify - this garden had most all of the plants identified.

Then it was time for us to drive to Porthmadog to meet the train and pick up Jim and Pete.  We ate our evening meal while there and then drove back to Ffestiniog to pick up the second car before heading back to our hotel.

Tomorrow we will try again for Mount Snowdon.  But if the weather does not cooperate we'll move on to the Lake District.  The Mount Snowdon trip was something we were all looking forward to, but we also knew it was iffy depending on the weather.

I guess the servers are not used to people praying before their meals - we've caught a few of them off guard when they've walked up to our table!