VH-KDK Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I have never been to this part of Wales and as PaulB had asked about ORBX Wales I thought I would kill 2 stones with one bird and do a sales flight along the Menai Strait and beyond. 1. So we start our trip at EGCK Caernarfon. 2. King Edward I of England started construction of the stone castle at Caernarfon in 1283. It took over 50 years to build and cost appx GBP25,000 to build. 3. Flying over the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll whose railway station has the name of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Not many people go there as they cannot pronounce the name of the station to buy the ticket! 4. The name was made up as a stunt to attract tourists in the Victorian times. Here is the Britannia Bridge, built by Stephenson in the 1840s. The original wooden covered structure was destroyed in the 1970 and the bridge was rebuilt in it's current form with an added road deck. 5. Angelsey's first connection to the mainland was the 1826 Menai Suspension Bridge, built by Thomas Telford. 6. Close by is Bangor and it's pier. 7. Penrhyn Slate Quarry can be seen in the Snowdonia Ranges. 8. Looking back down the Menai Strait. 9. The A55 and North Coast Railway pass through Conwy Mountain. 10. Another of Edward 1st's castles is here at Conwy. The railway and road bridges can also be seen here. 11. Conwy Harbour and Snowdonia. 12. Colwyn Bay with Great Orme on the right horizon 13. Catering for the tourist season is evident by the huge caravan parks here at Towyn. 14. Tir Prince Amusement Park and Raceway at Towyn. 15. Just down the River Clwyd is Rhuddlan Castle. 16. Landing in a field at Lon-Y-Pentref(road), Rhuddlan. 17. No proper airfield here but the natives are friendly and inviting. Hope you enjoyed your tour of the North Welsh Coast. What do you reckon Paul, get your cc out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Stunning shots of the Welsh countryside martyn, great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 That is really brilliant Martyn! Thank you very much! It does encourage me to purchase Wales and see if I can somehow get it to fit with my other scenery without conflicts. I expect that it will take a bit of tinkering, but I will probably have a go. Cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 18 minutes ago, adambar said: Stunning shots of the Welsh countryside martyn, great job! Cheers Adam, glad you enjoyed them. 12 minutes ago, paulb said: That is really brilliant Martyn! Thank you very much! It does encourage me to purchase Wales and see if I can somehow get it to fit with my other scenery without conflicts. I expect that it will take a bit of tinkering, but I will probably have a go. Cheers Paul Happy to have helped Paul, good luck with your tinkering and I hope you get it yup and running soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Great se of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2rific Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 wonderful journey .. enjoyed every minute ! your commentary brilliant and informative thanks for sharing.. tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 hours ago, VH-KDK said: I thought I would kill 2 stones with one bird and do a sales flight along the Menai Strait and beyond I'm sold... Oh wait I already have Wales! Great set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolf8857 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Nice trip there Martyn, all great scenic shots ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jury42 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Nice real flight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1252 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 7 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Flying over the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll whose railway station has the name of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Not many people go there as they cannot pronounce the name of the station to buy the ticket! Nice set of pix, Martyn. Another one of those regions I have but don't often use - I must visit soon. Re the unpronouncable station, I had a platform ticket from there when I was a kid - I seem to remember it was about six inches long. Probably bigger then the actual platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Very excellent tour Martyn, I guess I know where I'm flying next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Scott Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 That reminds me to my trip to North Wales a few weeks ago! I saw a lot of these places during my stay. Top shots!!! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasi31 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Great trip and shots Martyn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 A great tour and naration again, Martyn. Good to learn that not only todays politicians are wasting lots of money taken from tax payers, they are in good tradition of King Edward in 1283. At least we Europeans did not have to pay for that infrastructure in those years! PS: PLease get your keyboard repaired. Or I send you some a, e, i, o, u... 11 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Penrhyn Slate Quarry, River Clwyd, Lon-Y-Pentref(road), Rhuddlan. 3 hours ago, andy1252 said: Nice set of pix, Martyn. Another one of those regions I have but don't often use - I must visit soon. Re the unpronouncable station, I had a platform ticket from there when I was a kid - I seem to remember it was about six inches long. Probably bigger then the actual platform. Great memories, hope you kept the ticket, Andy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 If having to pronounce the names is a prerequisite to flying there I think I may have to pass this time! You did a wonderful job at it all though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Excellent shots from Wales Martyn . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankees Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Haven't seen an Auster in a long time, nice shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squibs44 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Thanks Martin - great tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 On 10/3/2560 at 2:51 PM, Iain Emms said: Great se of shots. cheers Iain Thanks Iain. On 10/3/2560 at 3:09 PM, tom2rific said: wonderful journey .. enjoyed every minute ! your commentary brilliant and informative thanks for sharing.. tom Cheers Tom On 10/3/2560 at 3:49 PM, bvdboomen said: I'm sold... Oh wait I already have Wales! Great set! Thanks BVD, hope you are enjoying Wales as much as I am. On 10/3/2560 at 6:19 PM, dolf8857 said: Nice trip there Martyn, all great scenic shots ! Thanks Dolf. On 10/3/2560 at 7:22 PM, jury42 said: Nice real flight! Cheers Jury. On 10/3/2560 at 8:46 PM, andy1252 said: Nice set of pix, Martyn. Another one of those regions I have but don't often use - I must visit soon. Re the unpronouncable station, I had a platform ticket from there when I was a kid - I seem to remember it was about six inches long. Probably bigger then the actual platform. Thanks Andy, I have put Welshpool as my default location so it has encouraged me to do some flights away from the south of Wales. A great place for low and slow. Maybe your ticket was the platform! I am a saver of things like this and have tickets, boarding passes and the like from my travels from over the years. On 10/3/2560 at 10:56 PM, Jack Sawyer said: Very excellent tour Martyn, I guess I know where I'm flying next! Thanks Jack, hope you enjoy Wales. On 10/3/2560 at 10:58 PM, Doc Scott said: That reminds me to my trip to North Wales a few weeks ago! I saw a lot of these places during my stay. Top shots!!! Scott Thanks Scott. I hope you took your camera, you can do a Gerold type post. On 11/3/2560 at 0:35 AM, Kasi31 said: Great trip and shots Martyn! Cheers Karsten. On 11/3/2560 at 0:47 AM, Stillwater said: A great tour and naration again, Martyn. Good to learn that not only todays politicians are wasting lots of money taken from tax payers, they are in good tradition of King Edward in 1283. At least we Europeans did not have to pay for that infrastructure in those years! PS: PLease get your keyboard repaired. Or I send you some a, e, i, o, u... Great memories, hope you kept the ticket, Andy? Thnks Grld fr yr cmmnt. Gld y njyd th pst. Hstry s vry ntrstng, nthng hs chngd mch vr th yrs hs t. Hrry p nd snd m th vwls, pls. On 11/3/2560 at 5:14 AM, Wakashi said: If having to pronounce the names is a prerequisite to flying there I think I may have to pass this time! You did a wonderful job at it all though. Thanks Wakash, maybe a flight in Poland would be better On 11/3/2560 at 11:27 AM, BradB said: Excellent shots from Wales Martyn . Cheers John Thank you John. On 11/3/2560 at 4:29 PM, jankees said: Haven't seen an Auster in a long time, nice shots! It is a great freeware plane and I have been using it in Australia along with some of your wonderful VH repaints, thanks very much. On 11/3/2560 at 5:44 PM, Squibs44 said: Thanks Martin - great tour. Cheers Squibbs. Thanks for your wonderful comments. I am happy you enjoyed the flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying_Grandpa Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Amazing set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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