I Wish I Spoke W(h)ale...

Have arrived safely in Beddgelert, Wales. Drive was rather harrowing at some points (some involving narrow, twisty roads with sharp cliffs, others involving insane downpours; fortunately, not both at the same time).

Stratford-upon-Avon was, alas, somewhat disappointing. I think it's the most commercialized place I've been to in the UK; please bear in mind that this is being said by someone who has spent the last 25+ years of her life living within ten miles of Disneyland....