Thursday, June 11, 2009

Saturday 6th - Monday 8th June: waiting on weather

I thought that Flanders & Swann were responsible for the weary saying, "Flaming June again!", but it turns out that they are not. The weather forecast being full of weather, mostly from the north, I decided to wait before tackling the next leg of the trip, which involves some significant headlands. In search of electricity for recharging electronics (and - OK, I admit it - a bit of luxury) I moved up to the St.Davids youth hostel for a couple of nights. For those of you who haven't used a youth hostel for a while, let me dispel some myths:
1) You don't have to be young to use a youth hostel (nor do you have to bring someone who is);
2) These days you get a clean, comfortable duvet, not a sheet sleeping bag;
3) There are no chores to do in the morning.
The hostel in St.Davids is modern, warm and welcoming. And it is making a loss (about 500 pounds a year - yes, that's all) sufficient to threaten it with closure. Use it or lose it.
At the hostel were some of the visiting choir at St.Davids cathedral, so we had a pleasant chat, and I listened to evensong on Sunday, taking in Guerrero's triple-choir motet Duo Seraphim.
Back to the tent for Monday night, as a visiting school group have booked out the hostel.

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