2017 day 40 (11th October Rosslare to Bath)

There seems to be something about us and the Irish Sea at the moment. Last week when we were in Wales getting ready to head for Ireland the weather forecast was saying force 9 gales were predicted for the Irish Sea on the Monday we were travelling but thankfully it was not as bad as that although a pretty good swell was evident. Checked the forecast yesterday for today's crossing and there is was again - force 8 possibly increasing to force 9! This time the forecast was more accurate as we had a force 8 gale, heavy rain and big swells for the trip. Left Rosslare early to  catch the 8.00am ferry and it was already pouring. 

Actually coped fairly well with the rough weather - these day the stabilizers make it fairly comfortable even in the rough weather. Arrived in Fishguard on time surprisingly and decided to go and visit St. David's where they have an old Norman cathedral which was commenced in 1120. Very different from the usual style of cathedral and very special - even the walls

are sloping and the floor also slopes quite significantly.

On through the pouring rain which was blowing horizontally so the driving was quite difficult with spray adding to the difficult conditions. Found a little Welsh cafe on the side of the motorway where we had the most delicious cottage pie - and chips and peas - for a late but much appreciated lunch.

Used the satnav to find the B&B in Bath - the same one we stayed in in 2006. Pub down the road served a lovely dinner so all good - and it stopped raining before we head to walk down the road to Tea!