Plenty of castles to explore here too 
Some of the photos below are from a phone, you’ll know which ones they are when you get to them
First stop the Newport transporter bridge over the river Usk in Gwent....
....one of only two operational transporter bridges remaining in Britain
This has got to be the best £1.00 you could ever spend
....although Mrs Muz wasn’t too keen when she saw Muzette & I go ahead on the previous crossing
There is a definite imprecise swaying motion....
....as a section of the road is winched across the estuary, dangling by some wires
Next stop Caerphilly castle, one of the great medieval castles of western Europe....
....in terms of size, it is second largest in Britain after Windsor....
....and with its double moat....
....is a masterpiece of military planning
Time for tea and some quality pysgod a sglodion ....
....well it should be for £6.75 just for fish & chips
....with some quality gwin coch
River Tâf estuary, Carmarthenshire
Llawhaden castle, Pembrokeshire
Llawhaden castle, Pembrokeshire
Llawhaden castle, Pembrokeshire
Haverfordwest castle, Pembrokeshire
Haverfordwest castle, Pembrokeshire
Haverfordwest castle, Pembrokeshire
Haverfordwest castle, Pembrokeshire
This little critter was following us around like Mary’s little lamb
Haverfordwest castle, Pembrokeshire
One careful owner....
....The Western Cleddau and fish-ladder, Haverfordwest
Fish in the Western Cleddau, Haverfordwest
Swan & cygnets, Western Cleddau, Haverfordwest
Cygnets, Western Cleddau, Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest Priory, Pembrokeshire
Haverfordwest Priory, Pembrokeshire
Haverfordwest Priory, Pembrokeshire
Roch castle, Pembrokeshire
St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire....
....smallest city in Britain in terms of size & population
Lady Chapel, St Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire
St. Davids Cathedral, Pembrokeshire
St. Davids Bishop's Palace, Pembrokeshire
St. Davids Bishop's Palace, Pembrokeshire
River Alun, St. Davids, Pembrokeshire
St. Davids Bishop's Palace, Pembrokeshire
Newgale Sands, Pembrokshire
Newgale Sands, Pembrokshire
Fresh strawbs for tea
Pembroke castle, Pembrokeshire....
....had the tide been in, this would have been a good picture
Carew castle, Pembrokeshire
Carew castle, Pembrokeshire
Carew castle, Pembrokeshire
The Boathouse by the River Tâf where Dylan Thomas,....
....author of And death shall have no dominion and all that malarkey spent his last years....
Dylan Thomas’ Boathouse
Thomas also converted the garage....
....into his Writing Shed.
Dylan Thomas’ Boathouse with the Writing Shed to the left
Dylan Thomas’ grave, St Martin’s Church, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire
Laugharne castle, Carmarthenshire
Laugharne castle, Carmarthenshire
Laugharne castle, Carmarthenshire
Laugharne castle, Carmarthenshire
Lamphrey Bishop’s Palace, Pembrokeshire
Lamphrey Bishop’s Palace, Pembrokeshire
Lamphrey Bishop’s Palace, Pembrokeshire
The centre....
....of one of these
Manorbier castle, Pembrokeshire
Manorbier castle, Pembrokeshire
Manorbier castle, Pembrokeshire
Manorbier castle, Pembrokeshire
Manorbier castle, Pembrokeshire
North beach, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
North beach, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
St. Catherine’s Island, Pembrokeshire
Fort St. Catherine, St. Catherine’s Island, Pembrokeshire
Castle Hill, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Tourist inflation? I’m sure everywhere else it’s PoundLand and 99p World
D. Fecci & Sons, purveyors of quality ice creams....
....Oh Yes!!
Llansteffan castle, Carmarthenshire
Llansteffan castle from the other side of the Tywi estuary
Kidwelly castle, Carmarthenshire
Kidwelly castle, Carmarthenshire
Kidwelly castle, Carmarthenshire
Muzette on the throne at Kidwelly castle
Kidwelly castle with the river Gwendraeth
Kidwelly castle, Carmarthenshire
Kidwelly castle, Carmarthenshire
St. Mary’s Church, Kidwelly, from Kidwelly castle
Dryslwyn castle, Carmarthenshire
Dryslwyn castle and the river Towy
Dryslwyn castle with the Towy meandering in the distance
Balwen, a variety of Welsh mountain sheep originally from the Towy valley
Carreg Cennen castle, Carmarthenshire
Carreg Cennen castle, Carmarthenshire
Carreg Cennen castle, Carmarthenshire
Carreg Cennen castle, Carmarthenshire
Down the mysterious passage....
....to the cave – where the Dragon lives
(actually a fresh water spring)
English Longhorn cattle....
....originally from Craven in North Yorkshire
Newton House, Carmarthenshire
Newton House, Carmarthenshire
Newton House, Carmarthenshire
Dining Room, Newton House, Carmarthenshire
Muzette on the Steinway grand piano, Newton House, Carmarthenshire
Drawing Room, Newton House, Carmarthenshire
Scrabble – in Welsh. So how many L, Y, F and D do you get in this version
Dinefwr castle, Carmarthenshire
Dinefwr castle, Carmarthenshire
Dinefwr castle, Carmarthenshire
Dinefwr castle with the Towy in the distance
Dinefwr castle, Carmarthenshire
Dinefwr castle, Carmarthenshire
Paxton’s Tower, Carmarthenshire....
....a folly erected in honour of Lord Nelson
Fallow deer in Dinefwr Park....
....the only parkland National Nature Reserve in Wales
Bambi!!
Coity castle, Glamorgan
Coity castle, Glamorgan
Coity castle, Glamorgan
Horses sheltering from the traditional summer weather
Ogmore castle, Glamorgan
Ogmore castle, Glamorgan
Ogmore castle from across the river Ewenny
Horses fording the Ewenny. Having crossed those stepping stones for the previous photo, I can assure you it was dodgy in the rain
Just about all that is left of....
....Neath castle, Neath-Port Talbot
Neath Abbey, Neath-Port Talbot
Neath Abbey, Neath-Port Talbot
Neath Abbey, Neath-Port Talbot
Neath Abbey, Neath-Port Talbot
Neath Abbey, Neath-Port Talbot
Hitler House, 1 Port Tennant Road, Swansea
Next up, a quick 500-mile round trip to St. George’s Hall in Liverpool....
....to collect an award at the regional business awards shindig....
....meanwhile back at Tour HQ, the rest of the Team tuck into fish, chips & mushy peas
....and Muzette-brand drink 
The only chocolate farm in Britain....
....now if only we knew someone who liked chocolate....
Ah, Muzette in her natural habitat
Too many mushy peas
Hmmm, now there’s an idea
Mushy peas & sprouts
Castell Coch, Cardiff (the red castle) with the river Taff in the foreground
Never too cold
Newport castle, Gwent....
....which had its own water gate into the Usk
Chepstow castle, Monmouthshire. Photographed from a safe distance across the Wye. From England
Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire
Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire
Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire
Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire
Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire
And finally – Only in Wales – Faggots, chips, peas & gravy and a pint of Brains
So there you have it, another successful mission and the Bongo faultless yet again.
Team Muz – Living la vida Bongo
