It wasn't long before I began to feel a bit peckish so I went along to a cafe which had been recommended to me ages ago as a good place to get something to eat. Choosing a pavement table with a post nearby where I could fasten the dogs I ordered a cheese and onion toastie and a mug of coffee, and though the coffee was a bit strong for my personal liking the toastie, which was oozing with filling and came with a salad garnish, was quite delicious - and Sophie and Poppie even got a treat of a sausage each from the lady who took my order.
Unfortunately by the time I was walking back along the lakeside the sky had clouded over and things had turned decidedly grey, with the sun just putting in a brief appearance here and there. Following the lakeside path, which at one point took me through a field of sheep, I went right round to the slate museum on the far side of the lake, and though I had no interest in going in the museum itself it was nice to wander round by the Llanberis Lake Railway station and over by the ponds in part of the old quarry before retracing my route back to the van.
As I walked back through the car park I saw a large board featuring a painted map of the town marked with places of interest and with a box of tourist leaflets at the side of it, and I realised that the ruined castle which I could see on the hill above the lake was open to the public and I could have got there via a path from the bottom end of the lake. If I'd known that when I was round by the slate museum I would have gone to take a look but it was quite a distance to walk all the way back from where I was and the time was almost up on my car park ticket anyway so I decided to save that one for another time.
The grey clouds showed no real sign of lifting so when I drove out of the car park I decided that I would go back to Anglesey rather than go on to somewhere else, though as I was passing through Llanrug I made a quick detour to visit my cousin Dave and his wife Hilda who lived there. Unfortunately neither of them were in - Dave was probably at work anyway - so I just continued on my route back to Anglesey, and the further away I got from Llanberis the more the cloud lifted and the sun shone.
When I finally got back to the island I saw that the blue sky and sunshine were just as brilliant as when I'd left earlier that day, and the sunset that evening was beautiful. With hindsight I should maybe have stayed on the island but even with the grey cloud I'd had an enjoyable few hours out so I wasn't complaining.
