Monday morning and we woke to RAIN,RAIN,RAIN.
Not a day for walking, it was teaming it down.
We decided to have a drive to Blaneau Ffestiniog and the Llechwedd Slate Cavern as it's dry underground!!
The drive was about 30 minutes, and we arrived at the car park in pouring rain. We waited till it eased and paid for the Miners Tramway tour.
After a short wait, issue of hard hats, we boarded the mine train and headed off underground.
The train travelled for about 5 minutes through gloomy lit tunnels with occasional open caverns, till it stopped and we got off, exiting into a large open cavern. The train left to pick up others further in the mine, and ferry them back before coming back to us. During this time our guide gave a short history of the mine, the techniques used in the past and how conditions would have been down there - no electric then you know, only candles!
We boarded the train again to the end cavern and a rather muted commentary from dummies placed in a mining scene. It was in English rather than Welsh, I think, but the accents and the lack of volume did mean that much of it was lost on me and most of the audience.
Back in the train and out of the mine we arrived back at the surface and the obligatory gift shop(selling slate amongst other things all welsh).
A little disappointing, perhaps the deep mine tour would have been better, maybe one for next time on another rainy day.
We drove off, had a tour around in the rain, took a few pictures (see below) and went back to the digs as the rain was still hammering down.
Perhaps it would be better Tomorrow.......?
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