Day 27 - Newport and the Wye Valley, Sth Wales

Now it was off to Wales to visit Lesley's cousins, Jen & Pete. Newport is close to the border of Wales and England. 

Crossing over the Bristol Channel to Wales

Entering Wales which is a bilingual country

Motorway sign

After lunch Jen & Pete took us for a drive up the Wye Valley, a very beautiful part of the country. 

The Wye valley at Tintern

Tintern Abbey in the Wye Valley

An imposing pile of rubble

Photo of an aerial photo of Tintern, Wye Valley

We had afternoon tea at the Old Railway Station.

Lesley, Jen & Pete at the Old Tintern Station

Us beside the signal box

On the way back to Newport we went via Chepstow, an ancient town right on the border with England and Wales.

Chepstow Castle from the Welsh bank. 
It stretches the full width of this piccie.

It's impressive, and this is only a little bit.

This gives you an idea of the depth of tide in this area. It was already coming in and would rise to the grass on the lower, Welsh bank.

Some little cottages in the old part of town

More of the town

The gate for entry into the original town. 

You can see the spread beyond the walls.