Aberystwyth (and Chocolate)

On Thursday I went into Aberystwyth with two of the other WWOOFers. It was gray and rainy (what else is new?), and we weren’t quite sure what to do with ourselves because, for a historical town on the sea, Aber is not exactly thrilling.

 

Believe it or not, people do swim on days like this.

The town does have some beautiful views, my favorite of which can be seen after a small hike up a hill on the northern side of the town. At the top of the hill and among all of the fantastic viewpoints and park benches there is, bizarrely enough a bowling alley, a bouncy house, and a Frisbee golf course. Nobody is quite sure why someone chose there, of all places, but there you go, a nice tourist trap after the hike.

Windswept and dreary, yes, but still quite picturesque.

The next town is a few miles up the path - a good hike for a sunny day, everyone says, then laughs at the joke.

You can also take the train up, but I don't think the view is as nice.

After the hike, we went to a place called Poundland (the UK’s version of the dollar store) and stocked up on all sorts of Kinder, including two Kinder eggs just because I can, hippos, and Buenos, plus digestive biscuits (double chocolate, of course) and fruit pastilles, all for just 5 pounds! It was both shameful and wonderful. The worst part is, all but two Buenos are gone now (and the day is not over!). All of this wholesome, organic food grown right here on the farm is amazing, and the homemade desserts are to die for, but a whole two weeks without any chocolate or candy is just too much for me to handle.