Walked down into Porthmadog (didn't take long) to have a roast lamb at The Australia. Quite fine, they brought plenty of mint sauce bless them which I am addicted to with lamb. I'm not sure of why Australia and purple mooses but it gave the pub restaurant a fetching atmosphere.

Wetted the tourist whistle by going to Plas Brondanw home of the guy behind Portmeirion. Beautiful house and gardens oozing art. His wife wrote in many genres including early Science Fiction. There were some pictures on the walls I really liked. The ticket machine in the car park was broken but one paid to go to the gardens through the cafe.