Day 7 of Summer 2024 Vacation

 

In one of my earlier posts, I promised I would share information on more than RV parks and campgrounds.

Today let's take a trip through the fairy gardens at the Rest Area at Mile Marker 167 - Mineral Wells, WVA.

One advantage of pulling a camper while traveling is that you always have a bathroom with you. A disadvantage is that you don't always have a large enough shoulder in order to get far enough off the highway to use it.

Therefore, you're always looking out for a nice rest area or truck stop.

On our way to Ohio, we pulled in to this rest area, glad to find a nice brick building and neat sidewalks. Everything was well kept and clean. The ladies' room was tile and marble, (or granite), and stocked with toilet seat covers (always a PLUS!).

The facilities were clean which always makes me sing a happy tune but the lovely grounds had me dancing along to that tune.

Walking amongst the flowers and fanciful gnome and other fairy creatures made for a truly restful experience even though we only stayed long enough to take care of our business then get back on the road.

If you're ever in the area, and have time to truly stop and rest, this is a wonderful place to do so.

Hope you enjoyed this little pitt stop and that you'll check back weekly for more travel experiences on Bathroom Blues travel blog!

Until next time... Travel safe.

PamT

Day 6 of UK Vacation - Cardiff, Wales

Day 6 started out early with a train ride from Bath, England to Cardiff, Wales. I would love to have provided photos from the train but there weren't too many "spectacular views" along the way as the track was surrounded by hillsides much higher than the windows so all you really saw were those with an occasional glimpse of animals in a pasture or something. 

Anyway, we arrived in Cardiff around 11:30 am - just in time for a quick view of Cardiff Castle and lunch in the Castle Cafe. Due to limited time in Wales and all the walking we'd done to date, we opted out of a tour of the Castle, choosing instead to take a boat tour of the bay. 

Our stay at the lovely Hotel Indigo with its luxurious bathroom definitely had us singing a happy tune because it was spacious yet cozy, giving us ample room to reorganize our luggage for the remainder of our trip.

The next morning had us up early and headed out of Wales to Dublin via KLM Royal Dutch Airlines with a 4 hour layover at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam where the toliets (restrooms) were some of the best we'd experienced to date. They even had toilet seat cleaner! 

Definitely singing a happy tune over that.

My next post will outline our time in Dublin followed by Clare and the Cliffs of Moher.

I hope you'll drop by to enjoy the trip with me.

PamT