{"id":21929,"date":"2016-05-16T07:10:24","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T06:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=21929"},"modified":"2016-05-16T07:10:24","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T06:10:24","slug":"delightful-dyfi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/05\/delightful-dyfi\/","title":{"rendered":"Delightful Dyfi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If only Summer could be like this for more than just a few days. Sunday was another gorgeous day with wall to wall sunshine for the most part. it never really got warm though only making it to 14\u00baC but that didn&#8217;t stop us has a lovely day around the delightful Dyfi estuary.<\/p>\n<h2>Early Morning Bike Ride<\/h2>\n<p>I was up at 4am, so got some work on a website done before heading out for an early morning bike ride. True the the &#8216;Delightful Dyfi&#8217; title of this post I went around the Dyfi estuary, first heading inland from Ynyslas to Machynlleth where I crossed the river and headed back to the sea at Aberdovey. It was pretty cold mind you at 3\u00baC when I set off so I was wearing winter kit on my top half. I only had shorts on though and forgot to put any overshoes on so my feet were soon feeling like blocks of ice.<\/p>\n<p>I was only taking it easy too as my legs were tired after my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/pwllheli-aberdarn-coast-path-run\/\">30 mile run\/walk along the coast path<\/a> the day before. I even stopped off at Picnic Island for a flapjack and to take a few photos of the Dyfi Estuary.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21929 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dyfi-Estuary.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dyfi-Estuary-200x177.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dyfi Estuary\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dyfi-Estuary-200x177.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dyfi-Estuary-500x442.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dyfi-Estuary-720x636.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dyfi-Estuary.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21933'>\n\t\t\t\tDyfi Estuary\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Looking-towards-home.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Looking-towards-home-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Looking towards home\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Looking-towards-home-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Looking-towards-home-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Looking-towards-home-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Looking-towards-home.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I could see our house just a couple of miles away from this vantage point, but to get there I had a 25 mile journey back around the Dyfi Estuary. At least it was warming up a little by now, but it was still only about 6\u00baC.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/576453044\/embed\/c6632203f78f88ad622777df952d881cdd7c52c4\" width=\"590\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I was back home before 9am for a shower to warm up and a second breakfast. Closely followed by a third breakfast as I was feeling hungry.<\/p>\n<h2>Mayors Parade<\/h2>\n<p>Anna meanwhile was off to Aberystwyth to play with the Aberystwyth Silver Band in the Mayor&#8217;s Parade.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21930\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mayors-parade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21930\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mayors-parade-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"Mayor's parade\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mayors-parade-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mayors-parade-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mayors-parade-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mayors-parade.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor&#8217;s parade<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Beach Walk<\/h2>\n<p>I meanwhile went for a nice little walk along the beach where there were some sailing boats moored on the sands.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-21929 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Boat on the Beach\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-21932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-21932'>\n\t\t\t\tBoat on the Beach\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas-Beach.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas-Beach-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ynyslas Beach\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-21931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas-Beach-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas-Beach-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas-Beach-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Ynyslas-Beach.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-21931'>\n\t\t\t\tYnyslas Beach\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"amazon_ad_right\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=alslikklworls&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=GB&amp;placement=B015CE7MWC&amp;asins=B015CE7MWC&amp;linkId=&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I did try to get Morgan to come with me but he\u00a0didn&#8217;t want to. We&#8217;ve even bought him a Mi Band the same as Anna&#8217;s to track his steps. The idea was that we were going to connect it to Bounts so that he could earn points and eventually vouchers and take part in their challenges, but so far we&#8217;ve been unable to get it to sync to Bounts because he\u00a0doesn&#8217;t have a device that will run the Apple Health App. Anns is still working on it so she might post a technologically related post here about the problems we&#8217;ve had. Anna&#8217;s Mi Band\u00a0works perfectly with Apple Health on her iPhone, but we\u00a0didn&#8217;t realise that Apple Health\u00a0isn&#8217;t available for an iPad.<\/p>\n<h2>Canoeing the Delightful Dyfi<\/h2>\n<p>Anna was back in time for lunch and the first part of the afternoon\u00a0was spent with me working in the garden where I found a mouse on the compost bins and Anna having a snooze.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21937\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21937\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mouse-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"Mouse on the Compost Bin\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mouse-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mouse-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mouse-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mouse.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mouse on the Compost Bin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We then popped the canoe on the car and headed down to the estuary for a little paddle. Once again Morgan\u00a0didn&#8217;t want to join us, but he missed out on a lovely little paddle.<\/p>\n<p>First we explored a little creek in the coastal mud flats. It was full of little fish and crabs which we could see swimming and scurrying off through the crystal clear water.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-21929 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Creek-in-the-Mud-Flats.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Creek-in-the-Mud-Flats-200x106.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Creek in the Mud Flats\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-21935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Creek-in-the-Mud-Flats-200x106.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Creek-in-the-Mud-Flats-500x265.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Creek-in-the-Mud-Flats.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-21935'>\n\t\t\t\tCreek in the Mud Flats\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Up-a-Creek.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Up-a-Creek-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Up a Creek\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-21936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Up-a-Creek-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Up-a-Creek-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Up-a-Creek-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Up-a-Creek.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-21936'>\n\t\t\t\tUp a Creek\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Then we headed off up the River Leri, under the road bridge and the railway bridge, passing people on their boats, people simply sunbathing and people fishing on the banks of the river. All of this was carried out at a nice leisurely pace and our canoe was performing well.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-21929 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Anna-in-the-Leri.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Anna-in-the-Leri-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Anna on the Leri\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-21938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Anna-in-the-Leri-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Anna-in-the-Leri-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Anna-in-the-Leri-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Anna-in-the-Leri.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-21938'>\n\t\t\t\tAnna on the Leri\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Canoe-Exploring.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Canoe-Exploring-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Canoe Exploring\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-21939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Canoe-Exploring-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Canoe-Exploring-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Canoe-Exploring-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Canoe-Exploring.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-21939'>\n\t\t\t\tCanoe Exploring\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Towards-the-Bridges.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Towards-the-Bridges-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Towards the Bridges\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-21940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Towards-the-Bridges-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Towards-the-Bridges-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Towards-the-Bridges-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Towards-the-Bridges.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-21940'>\n\t\t\t\tTowards the Bridges\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Burgers and Beekeeping<\/h2>\n<p>After that it was burgers for dinner with fresh salads and then I headed off to do some beekeeping. I was collecting a Nuc of bees and taking them to our our apiary where I was transferring them to a newly built hive. All went well\u00a0except for the fact that the nucleus\u00a0didn&#8217;t seem to have a queen present and in her place were numerous queen cells. The person we bought the nuc from was informed and he gave us our money back but\u00a0plans were made to check on them the following day to see what they were up to and what could be done with them. I have a feeling that there\u00a0isn&#8217;t a lot we can do other than see if they can re-queen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If only Summer could be like this for more than just a few days. Sunday was another gorgeous day with wall to wall sunshine for the most part. it never really got warm though only making it to 14\u00baC but that didn&#8217;t stop us has a lovely day around the delightful Dyfi estuary. 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