4.5 mile hike * fake stone circle
We attended church in a small branch about 15 minutes away. A struggling small branch, most of the members were 70+ (really!) and there were 15 people in the combined RS/Priesthood meeting. We met one family with 3 kids ages 16+. (2 were RMs). This family made up 25% of the branch; their family, their parents, and their 1 married child - 3 generations in 1 branch. The father served his mission to SLC and spent most of his time in Sandy, the mother served her mission to Scotland so we felt we had lots in common with them.
The meetings were all really great. Perhaps it was because this was the first time we've heard church in English for 9 weeks.
Our apartment is a wee bit small and Stewart and Charlie are both sleeping on the couches. We have to fold up the kitchen table after each meal and put it in the corner and 3 of us have to sit on the couch to eat. Eric and I keep bumping into each other as we maneuver our bedroom. It's not as small as Paris - but with 7 people and 1 bathroom, it's close. Our living conditions are somewhere between camping and living in a winnebago. Good thing we've had a lot of camping experience so we're managing.
For the afternoon we drove to a nearby National Park, Snowdonia National Park, and found a moderate trail for a 2 1/2 hike/walk. It was beautiful and lush with moss and ferns on the forest floors and tall pine trees everywhere. I also love that we had to cross several pastures and go up and over and around fun Welsh gates so the livestock won't escape. Everything is very trekker friendly and I think it's expected to see strangers walking through your pasture.
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